Nathan is 37 years old. He smokes and drinks excessively and is constantly putting his hand to his mouth. What might Freud have said about Nathan?
A. Nathan had an excessive amount of psychic energy fixated during the resolution of his Oedipus complex.
B. Nathan had some traumatic experiences during the oral stage of development.
C. Nathan has a weak superego.
D. Nathan has not yet resolved his Oedipus complex.
B
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When researchers suggest a memory to someone who had not reported it, what kind of memory (if any) can they get people to report?
a. Only an event that did actually happen b. Only an event that could easily have happened c. Sometimes even a very unlikely event d. No event at all that people hadn't already reported
Children develop concepts through experience.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects a response set?
A) The tendency to complete a test or task exactly like you completed it an earlier time. B) The tendency to fall into a pattern of endorsing items on a questionnaire, such as "Almost always". C) The tendency for subjects to show atypical responses due to the presence of the experimenter. D) The tendency for people to naturally improve on a measure or task because of experience.
In comparison to psychodynamic and behaviorist explanations of human behavior and thought processes, humanistic theory
a. is more positive and endorses the idea of personal freedom.
b. is more negative, but endorses the idea of personal freedom.
c. is more positive, but discounts the idea of personal freedom.
d. is more negative and discounts the idea of personal freedom.
e. is neutral and unconcerned with issues of personal freedom.