Which of the Following Is an Example of an Escalation

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an escalation in parental investment?

• A) moving young but not eggs inside the parent's body
• B) moving eggs but not young inside the parent's body
• C) moving eggs and young outside the parent's body
• D) moving eggs and young inside the parent's body

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Definitions:

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality development and the workings of the mind proposed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences.

Conscious Thought Patterns

The deliberate and aware sequence of thoughts or mental images that one can recognize and potentially control.

Superego

A part of the human psyche in Freudian psychoanalysis which acts as the moral center, overseeing the actions and thoughts dictated by the ego and id.