Which of the following is true of the significance of the consciousness factors in the various personality theories?
a. Adler described humans as conscious, rational beings capable of planning and directing the course of our lives.
c. According to Jung, we are driven completely by the forces that motivate us.
b. Freud focused his theory on the conscious or cognitive processes.
d. The cognitive movement in psychology has established the conscious as the sole determinant of human behavior.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Adler described humans as conscious, rational beings capable of planning and directing the course of our lives. We formulate hopes, plans, and dreams and delay gratification, and we consciously anticipate future events.
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