[Solved] The demand curve slopes downward to the right because A)an increase in income leads to increased consumption. B)of the law of supply. C)of the law of demand. D)of comparative advantage. E)as income rises, the quantity demanded increases. Reaction Formation: A mechanism of defense in which a forbidden impulse is turned into its opposite. Oedipus Complex: A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent. Psychosexual Stage: In Freudian psychology, sequential developmental stages in childhood during which personality formation occurs, focusing on how children manage erotic and sexual impulses. Physical Maturation: A process of growth and development in which a person's body becomes capable of reproduction, synonymous with puberty.