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Myers' Psychology for AP

David G. Myers

Chapter 55

Freud's Psychoanalytic Perspective: Exploring the Unconscious - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:03

Problem 1

Which of the following is an example of a primary sex characteristic?
a. Nonreproductive traits such as breasts and hips in girls
b. Facial hair in boys
c. Deepened voice in boys
d. Pubic and underarm hair in both sexes
e. Reproductive organs in both sexes

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02:14

Problem 1

Free association is
a. a method of exploring the unconscious.
b. another name for hypnosis.
c. the major function of the superego.
d. an ego defense mechanism.
e. a method of dream analysis.

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01:15

Problem 2

Which of the following is a primary sex characteristic that changes at puberty?
a. A growth spurt in height, especially for boys
b. Development of breasts for girls
c. Full development of external genitalia in both sexes
d. Facial hair and deepened voice for boys
e. Appearance of pubic and underarm hair in both
sexes

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03:00

Problem 2

According to Freud, which of the following is true of the ego?
a. It focuses on how we ought to behave.
b. It is the source of guilt.
c. It is the part of the personality present at birth.
d. It strives to satisfy basic drives.
e. It operates under the reality principle.

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01:45

Problem 3

Which of the following has been shown to be the most effective intervention to reduce teen pregnancies?
a. Abstinence-only sex education in schools
b. Participation in service learning programs
c. Increasing guilt related to sexual activity
d. Taking a pledge to remain abstinent
e. Increased exposure to sexual content in the media

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03:22

Problem 3

Which of the following represents Freud's Oedipus complex?
a. Yutao has begun to suffer from the same recurrent nightmares he had as a child.
b. Madeline manifests repressed anxiety because of guilt she experienced when she disappointed her parents during toilet training.
c. Five-year-old Anagha is taking on many of her mother's values through a process of identification.
d. Four-year-old Carlos is experiencing unconscious sexual desire for his mother and unconscious hatred
for his father.
e. Elle has begun to overeat and smoke cigarettes as a college student, indicating a degree of oral fivation.

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02:27

Problem 4

According to Freud, which of the following defense mechanisms underlies all of the others?
a. Repression
d. Projection
b. Reaction formation
e. Regression
c. Displacement

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