Which Statement About Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior Is TRUE

question 192

Multiple Choice

Which statement about prosocial and antisocial behavior is TRUE?

• A) Both prosocial and antisocial behavior can be innate as well as learned.
• B) Neither prosocial nor antisocial behavior is innate.
• C) Prosocial behavior is innate,while antisocial behavior is socially constructed.
• D) Antisocial behavior is innate,while prosocial behavior is socially constructed.

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Definitions:

Latency Period

In psychoanalytic theory, a phase of childhood development in which sexual motivations are less prominent and children focus on developing skills and forming social relationships.

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian theory that describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy and rivalry toward their same-sex parent.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the component of the personality composed of the internalized ideals and moral standards.

Ego

Within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, it refers to the component of personality that acts as a mediator among the desires of the id, the superego, and the constraints of reality.