According to the psychodynamic approach, activities such as football and other contact sports are a form of _____ that allow unconscious wishes and desires to be transformed into socially acceptable behaviours.

A) sublimation
B) reaction formation
C) repression
D) identification


A) sublimation

Psychology

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a. 1 b. 4 c. 50 d. 300

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Albert Bandura has used _______ techniques to reduce a wide range of phobic behaviors

a. token economy b. rationalization c. modeling d. group therapy

Psychology

Over time, computers have become increasingly easier to use (user friendly) because they are being designed to fit the natural capacities of humans. This is an example of __________ engineering.

a. human factors b. communications c. information processing d. computational

Psychology

Experiments with deep brain stimulation for treatment of substance abuse indicate that ________________ is the most promising target to date

a. dorsal striatum b. medial prefrontal cortex c. subthalamic nucleus d. nucleus accumbens

Psychology