Question 1

According to Freud,we store thoughts temporarily in a(n) ________ area before they are brought into ________ awareness.

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A)   preconscious;conscious
B)   conscious;unconscious
C)   unconscious;preconscious
D)   conscious;preconsciousE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

In Freud's theory,erogenous zones are areas of the body where the

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A)   ego focuses its pleasure-seeking energies.
B)   superego focuses its pleasure-seeking energies.
C)   id focuses its pleasure-seeking energies.
D)   personality focuses its pleasure-seeking energies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Freud suggested that orally fixated adults are especially likely to exhibit

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A)   passive dependence.
B)   an inferiority complex.
C)   an Electra complex.
D)   a strong superego.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Contemporary psychodynamic theorists agree that childhood experiences shape our

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A)   Electra complex.
B)   collective unconscious.
C)   ways of becoming attached to others.
D)   erogenous zones.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

One night after he heard his parents arguing,4-year-old Wei had a vivid dream in which he saved his mother from being bitten by a large snake.A psychoanalyst would most likely suspect that Wei's dream reflects a(n)

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A)   oral fixation.
B)   reaction formation.
C)   projective test.
D)   Oedipus complex.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Redirecting aggressive or sexual impulses toward a less threatening target is referred to as

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A)   regression.
B)   reaction formation.
C)   projection.
D)   displacement.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Contemporary psychologists are LEAST likely to agree with Freud's belief that

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A)   conscience and gender identity form during the process of resolving the Oedipus complex.
B)   conscious awareness of our own mental processes is very limited.
C)   memories are often distorted and incomplete.
D)   defense mechanisms help protect individuals from anxiety.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Freud believed that ________ are the "royal road to the unconscious."

Accepted Answer

A)   projective tests
B)   dreams
C)   erogenous zones
D)   psychosexual stagesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Freud believed that the basis of human personality was some form of ________ that needed to be resolved.

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A)   conflict
B)   impulse
C)   restraint
D)   tendencyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Psychodynamic theories emphasize that personality involves a dynamic interaction between

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A)   persons and situations.
B)   repression and fixation.
C)   conscious and unconscious mental processes.
D)   the inferiority complex and the collective unconscious.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

According to Freud,boys are most likely to experience the Oedipus complex during the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   anal
B)   phallic
C)   oral
D)   latencyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Freud suggested that the id's pleasure-seeking energies focus on distinct pleasure-sensitive areas of the body known as

Accepted Answer

A)   psychosexual stages.
B)   archetypes.
C)   erogenous zones.
D)   Oedipus complexes.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

According to Freud,what psychologists now call our gender identity develops most rapidly during the ________ stage.

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A)   anal
B)   phallic
C)   genital
D)   oralE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

According to psychoanalytic theory,boys' fear of castration is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   an oral fixation.
B)   free association.
C)   the reality principle.
D)   the Oedipus complex.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Celine recently had a vivid dream that was strikingly similar to an ancient but unfamiliar religious myth.This coincidence would have been of particular interest to

Accepted Answer

A)   Alfred Adler.
B)   Henry Murray.
C)   Carl Jung.
D)   Karen Horney.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The defense mechanism by which people disguise threatening impulses by attributing them to others is called

Accepted Answer

A)   projection.
B)   displacement.
C)   fixation.
D)   reaction formation.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The ________ perspective emphasize that personality involves a dynamic interaction between conscious and unconscious mental processes.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychodynamic
B)   social cognitive
C)   humanistic
D)   traitE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Freud referred to the largely conscious "executive" part of the personality as the

Accepted Answer

A)   Oedipus complex.
B)   superego.
C)   ego.
D)   id.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

John works in human resources at a local company and has been charged with finding and hiring someone who has high achievement motivation.Which projective test would probably be best for this purpose?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thematic Apperception Test
B)   False Consensus Effect Test
C)   Collective Unconscious Assessment
D)   Rorschach Inkblot TestE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

During a heated argument with his father,15-year-old Jason developed a paralysis of his right arm.Medical examinations can find no physical cause for the paralysis.Use Freud's psychoanalytic perspective to explain how the paralysis may be Jason's attempt to deal with an unconscious conflict between his id and superego.

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