A male child's love for his mother and wish for his father's death during the phallic stage is known as __________
a. the Oedipus complex
b. castration anxiety
c. the Electra complex
d. penis envy
Answer: A: the Oedipus complex
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Danielle had a dream in which she was playing rummy with an elephant wearing suspenders. The next instant, the elephant had changed into one of her grade-school teachers and they were watching a purple sunset over a red ocean. According to the activation-synthesis model of dreaming, the sudden bizarre changes in settings that took place in Danielle's dream represent
a. an interpretation of random neuron activity in lower brain centers. b. the manifest content of the dream. c. the latent content of the dream. d. an attempt to work through problems she is currently experiencing in her life.
Needs, wants, interests, and desires that propel people in certain directions are known as
a. drives. b. motives. c. incentives. d. habits.
As a right-to-life advocate, Ophelia is most likely to state that,
a. "Everyone has the right to decide they should die.". b. "Cutting short a life under any circumstance, even if it is requested, is murder.". c. "People against active euthanasia are idiots.". d. "I plan to do everything I can to legalize physician-assisted suicide.".
Continuous reinforcement refers to the
a. reinforcement of every occurrence of the target behavior. b. non-contingent availability of reinforcement. c. process of reinforcer sampling. d. natural state of unmodified behaviors.