What Did Freud Mean by "The Child Is Psychologically Father

question 9

Multiple Choice

What did Freud mean by "the child is psychologically father to the adult"?

• A) Children have power over their parents.
• B) The events experienced as a child persist through adulthood.
• C) Children have psychological needs to love their father more than their mother.
• D) Infancy and childhood are the most important stages of life.

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Significance Level

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