Which of the following is NOT a criticism of Freud's theory?
A) He stereotyped women as weak and inferior to men.
B) He viewed people as essentially selfish and hostile.
C) He downplayed the importance of early experiences.
D) He overemphasized the importance of sexual urges in controlling behavior.
Answer: C
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Eastern societies emphasize the importance of cooperation over individuality. The reverse tends to be true in Western societies. These findings would be of primary interest to which group of psychologists?
a. cultural b. community c. forensic d. comparative
Regarding hypnosis and its uses, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Hypnosis has no more effect on physical strength than instructions that encourage a person to make his or her best effort. b. No state has barred persons from testifying in court if they were hypnotized to improve their memory of the crime they witnessed. c. When a person is told not to remember something heard during hypnosis, a brief memory loss does actually seem to occur. d. Most theorists now believe that "age-regressed" subjects are only acting out a suggested role.