According to the ________ perspective, one purpose of behavior is to reduce the tension that has been brought about by powerful inner forces such as conflicts between personal needs and society's demands
a. cultural
b. humanistic
c. behavioristic
d. psychodynamic
Answer: d. psychodynamic
Explanation: There are powerful unconscious forces that motivate organisms to act in certain ways; these motives arise from the tension created between the unconscious needs and desires of the individual and the demands of the society within which the individual lives
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