Which of the Following Is an Example of Discounting

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of discounting?

• A) A recent environmental disaster at a nuclear power company causes concern about the safety of nuclear energy.
• B) The demographics of a town show that 90% of the residents are over the age of 60. The town wants to implement a plan to reduce greenhouse emissions that will incur high financial costs and will take at least 25 years to show results.
• C) A town has the choice of spending $3,000 with the possibility of earning over $10,000 if they decide to build a large solar farm in the next month.
• D) All of the above
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Neo-Freudians

Psychologists and theorists who were influenced by Freud's ideas but extended his theories to include social and cultural factors in personality development and dynamics.

Sublimation

A psychological defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.

Aggressive Energies

Innate drives or impulses toward hostile or violent behavior, often conceptualized in the context of psychological theories such as Freud's.

Culturally Acceptable

Practices, behaviors, or norms that are deemed appropriate or permissible within a specific cultural or social context.