The Personality Typical of a Society,as Indicated by the Central

question 18

Multiple Choice

The personality typical of a society,as indicated by the central tendency of a defined frequency distribution,is called a:

• A)core value.
• B)nuclear personality.
• C)pattern of affect.
• D)culture and personality.
• E)modal personality.

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Definitions:

Interpretation

The process of explaining the meaning of something; in psychology, often referring to the analysis of dreams, actions, or thoughts.

Dream

A succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.

Transference

The process by which emotions and desires originally associated with one person are unconsciously shifted to another person, especially in psychoanalysis.

Counterconditioning

A therapy method that involves teaching the patient to replace a negative response to a stimulus with a positive one.