Regarding Freud's Theories, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 517

Multiple Choice

Regarding Freud's theories, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Freud's theory provides numerous ways to explain almost any thought, action, or feeling after it has occurred but leads to few predictions, which makes his claims difficult to test.
• B)Contemporary psychodynamic theorists do not share Freud's focus on the motivating power of sex and death and see other motives and cognitive factors as of equal importance.
• C)Freud's idea of the role of a stern or threatening father in the development of a strong conscience in males and his ideas on the development of women have been accepted by contemporary psychodynamic theorists.
• D)Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages, which cover development from birth to old age, are a modern offshoot of Freudian thinking.

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