Erikson termed the conflicts one experiences between personal impulses and the social world
a. developmental milestones.
b. psychosocial dilemmas.
c. moral dilemmas.
d. developmental tasks.
ANSWER: b
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a. an approach-approach conflict. b. an approach-avoidance conflict. c. an avoidance-avoidance conflict. d. a frustration-pressure conflict.
Suppose that Emma and Bill have been dating one another for several months. According to evolutionary theory, and assuming that Emma and Bill are like most women and men, are they likely to be more concerned about sexual fidelity (i.e., whether their partner is cheating) or emotional fidelity (i.e., whether their partner is attached to someone else)?
a. Both are likely to care more about sexual fidelity. b. Both are likely to care more about emotional fidelity. c. Emma is likely to care more about Bill's sexual fidelity, but Bill is likely to care more about Emma's emotional fidelity. d. Emma is likely to care more about Bill's emotional fidelity, but Bill is likely to care more about Emma's sexual fidelity.
Which of the following is considered the focus of Freud's psychosexual theory?
a. The influence of sexual and aggressive drives to motivate behavior b. Learned behaviors and habits on moral development c. Social roles on family uniqueness d. Goals and expectations on confidence building
An example of intraspecific aggression would be
a. a wolf attacking a deer. b. a dog attacking a cat. c. one country dropping bombs on another country. d. a hawk capturing a field mouse. e. a hunter killing a wild boar.