A child who had been overly frustrated in the oral stage, such as being weaned too early, would develop an adult personality that might include smoking cigarettes, nibbling fingernails, and a tendency to make "biting" remarks

According to Freud this individual has developed a(n) _____.
a. fixation
b. Oedipal complex
c. crisis
d. reality principle

A. By receiving gratification through the oral orifice Freud would suggest that this individual is fixated, which derives from negative experiences while in the oral stage of development during infancy.

Psychology

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A social group that is perceived to be a threat to the high-status group is frequently characterized as ________ and ________

A) low in warmth; high in competence B) high in friendliness; high in accomplishment C) low in nonconformity; low in kindness D) low in emotional stability; high in self-confidence E) high in warmth; low in competence

Psychology

In common with functionalism and behaviorism, psychoanalysis bears the influences of ____.?

a. ?mechanism b. ?determinism c. ?Fechner's work d. ?Darwin's theory e. ?All of the choices are correct.

Psychology