The Tendency for People to Separate the Message from the Messenger

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True/False

The tendency for people to separate the message from the messenger as time passes is called the sleeper effect.

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Definitions:

Oedipus Complex

A Freudian concept involving a child's unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Freud

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

Castration Anxiety

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's fear of losing their genitalia, symbolizing a fear of losing power or being diminished.

Dream's Latent Content

Involves the hidden psychological meaning of a dream, as distinguished from its manifest content or overt storyline.