If We Use the Number of Press Conferences as a Guide

question 27

Multiple Choice

If we use the number of press conferences as a guide, which ​president seemed most comfortable dealing with the press?

• A) ​Kennedy
• B) ​Nixon
• C) ​Reagan
• D) ​George W. Bush
• E) ​Obama

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Definitions:

Thanatos

In psychoanalytic theory, the death instinct, which is believed to drive destructive behaviors and thoughts.

Death Instinct

Death Instinct is a concept in psychoanalytic theory introduced by Sigmund Freud that suggests an unconscious drive in living beings toward death, destruction, and a return to the inorganic state of matter.

Destructive

Inflicting severe and irreversible damage or harm.

Hostile Attribution Bias

The tendency to perceive ambiguous actions by others as aggressive.