According to Freud, what is the primary aim of the pleasure principle?
A. To overcome pain by intensifying pleasure.
B. To reduce psychic tension.
C. To gain as much pleasure as possible.
D. To experience intense sexual pleasure.
Answer: B
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c. motor skills. d. retinal disparity.
Research suggests that the brain abnormalities of schizophrenics develop ____
a. early and progressively get worse b. early and then remain fairly steady c. late in life and progressively get worse d. late in life and remain fairly steady
Research on children conceived by artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization indicates that these children
A) are usually told how they were conceived. B) have higher rates of emotional problems. C) tend to be smaller than other children. D) do not have any particular developmental problems.
Which of the following values reflects the charge of a resting potential?
A. ?55 mv B. 70 mv C. ?70 mv D. 1 volt