A Major Difference Between the Psychoanalytic and Trait Perspectives Is

question 283

Multiple Choice

A major difference between the psychoanalytic and trait perspectives is that

• A) trait theory defines personality in terms of behavior; psychoanalytic theory, in terms of its underlying dynamics.
• B) trait theory describes behavior but does not attempt to explain it.
• C) psychoanalytic theory emphasizes the origins of personality in childhood sexuality.
• D) all of these are differences.

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Definitions:

Separating Equilibrium

A situation in a game or market where different types of participants (e.g., buyers and sellers) are sorted into different outcomes based on their types or actions.

Agents

Entities or individuals that act on behalf of others in economic models, making decisions and taking actions to achieve desired outcomes.

Marginal Products

The additional output that results from the use of an additional unit of a productive input, holding other inputs constant.

Pooling Equilibrium

A situation in a signaling game where different types cannot be distinguished by the actions they take, leading everyone to pool together and behave identically.