As a Toddler,Joey Loved to "Dance" with His Mother and His

question 43

Multiple Choice

As a toddler,Joey loved to "dance" with his mother and his sisters,twirling around the house to music.By age 5,Joey refused to dance anymore,saying that dancing was for girls.His mother felt that he really wanted to dance but that he just wouldn't.How would a psychoanalytic (Freudian) theorist explain Joey's attitude toward dancing?

• A)Joey was forced to stop dancing by the taunting of his male friends.
• B)Joey is intrinsically motivated to engage in behaviors that he believes are consistent with his gender.
• C)Joey now identifies with his father and will only do things his father does.
• D)Joey secretly hates his mother and wishes to punish her.

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Consumer Surplus

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Marginal Revenue

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