Regarding Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory, Which of the Following Statements Is

question 161

Multiple Choice

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

• A)Freud suggested that animal drives and instinctual pleasures are contained in the id.
• B)Freud uses the reality principle and the pleasure principle to explain the governing principles of the ego and the id.
• C)Freud believed that the id, ego, and superego were structures in the brain that would eventually be located.
• D)The id is proposed to be the only psychic structure that is present at birth.
• E)Freud felt that the superego develops between ages three and five.

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Social Psychological Study

A research approach focusing on how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the social context and the presence of others.

Random Assignment

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Independent Variable(s)

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Internal Validity

The extent to which changes in the independent variable caused changes in the dependent variable.