A male is disturbed by his homosexual urges, and decides to have numerous sexual encounters with women. According to Freud, this exemplifies:?
a. ?projection
b. ?displacement
c. ?reaction formation
d. ?rationalization
ANSWER:
c
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Dr. Adelbeck believes that certain aspects of emotional expression are innate. With respect to emotional development, Dr. Adelbeck takes:
a. an empiricist approach b. a nativist approach c. a functionalist approach d. a structuralist approach
The standard error of the mean decreases in direct proportion with the
a. the number of subjects squared b. square root of the number of subjects divided by the standard deviation c. the number of subjects d. anticipated variability of the data
Longitudinal studies that measured student motivation and connection to school work prior to taking on a job during high school have found that some students who work long hours may perform poorly in school due to
a. drug use by parents. b. greater interest in extracurricular activities on the part of students who work long hours. c. preexisting differences among individuals who choose to work long hours. d. higher school performance and more balanced behaviors on the part of students who work long hours.
If what is meant by psychology is the introspective analysis of the mind, then according to Comte, psychology constitutes:?
a. ?metaphysical nonsense b. ?a possibility c. ?a valid scientific analysis of the mind d. ?the groundwork from which a positivistic science could develop