In Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality development, the function of the ego is to
A) inflate a person's sense of self-importance.
B) balance the needs of the id and the superego.
C) understand and apply strict rules of appropriate behavior.
D) seek out pleasure while avoiding pain.
B
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If group members can decide for themselves how their individual inputs are to be combined the task is a(n) ___ one.
a. conjunctive b. compensatory c. disjunctive d. discretionary e. additive
As you read, you relate new facts, terms, and concepts to your own experiences and information you already know well. You are using the practice known as
a. egocentrism. b. transference. c. self-projection. d. self-reference.
Thomas is the victim of a crime, and he has been called down to the police station to view a lineup. After some thought, he chooses the fourth person from the left. The detective administering the lineup says, "Good, we thought that was the one." According to research presented in Chapter 5, what is the likely result of this confirming feedback?
A. Thomas is more willing to testify at the trial. B. Thomas now sees this person's face more clearly in his memories of the crime. C. Thomas feels more confident about his identification. D. all of the above
During a visit to a physiological psychology laboratory, a group of students was able to view a preserved human brain. Most of them had never seen a human brain except in drawings or photographs
The brain reminds each of them of something that could be used as an analogy. Which student offers an analogy that provides the best fit to the human brain's visual appearance? a) John says the brain looks like an egg. b) To Elizabeth, the brain looks like a carrot. c) To Mary, the brain looks like a cauliflower. d) Gavin says the brain reminds him of a tomato.