Which of the following ideas could be used to refute the validity of instinct theory?

a. Aggressive behavior evolved out of necessity to survive.
b. Aggressive behavior varies from culture to culture.
c. Aggressive behavior is universal.
d. Aggressive behavior is innate.

Answer: B

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According to Jung, the mind is divided into three parts. These three parts are

A) the conscious ego, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious. B) the conscience, the collective unconscious, and the personal ego. C) the id, the ego, and the superego. D) the id, the conscious, and the collective unconscious. E) the collective ego, the personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious.

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Which of the following was NOT one of the findings of Bandura's classic Bo­Bo doll experiment?

a. Most of the children imitated the model's attack on the Bo­Bo doll. b. Some of the children added new aggressive acts toward the doll that were not performed by the model. c. The cartoon model was only slightly less effective in encouraging aggression than the live model and the filmed model. d. The children imitated the cartoon and live models of children, but did not imitiate the filmed adult models.

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