According to the behaviorists, the link between permissiveness for sexual and aggressive behavior and adult needs for power probably occurs because permitting such behaviors
a. prevents the Oedipal and Electra complexes from being resolved.
b. causes a fixation to occur at the phallic stage.
c. causes incongruence between the individual's real self and external reality.
d. allows children to get pleasure from asserting themselves.
ANSWER: d
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