At the Local Park There Is a Playground for Children

question 45

Multiple Choice

At the local park there is a playground for children to use. While anyone is allowed to use the playground, it is often very busy, reducing the enjoyment of many of the children who use it. The playground is a

• A)private good.
• B)club good.
• C)common resource.
• D)public good.

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Definitions:

Phallic Complex

A Freudian theory phase of childhood development characterized by attachment to the parent of the opposite sex and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Defence Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety and to cope with reality.

Fixation

In psychology, refers to a persistent focus of the id’s pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier stage of psychosexual development.

Gratification

Satisfaction or pleasure felt upon meeting a desire or need.