What is the "death instinct," according to Freud? What would an evolutionary psychologist say in response to Freud's notion?

Indicate whether this statement is true or false


Answer: Death instinct: desire to end one's own life, redirected toward the destruction of another person. Critique is that this type of instinct makes no evolutionary sense because it would not have been adaptive.

Psychology

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a. ecstasy b. marijuana c. bath salts d. alcohol

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How many morphemes are in the word "dogs"?

a. One b. Two c. Four d. None

Psychology

Jackie has sickle-cell anemia, a condition which is

a. caused by a virus. c. inherited. b. caused by a bacterial infection. d. related to a lack of protein in the diet.

Psychology

The saying "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" most aptly characterizes the:

a. social consciousness norm. b. social responsibility norm. c. reciprocity norm. d. social relationship norm.

Psychology