Which of the Following Is True About the First Stage

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the first stage of evolution in the international product life cycle theory?

• A)The product enjoys a temporary monopoly at this stage.
• B)The product's inventors mass-produce it and seek to export it.
• C)The knowledge about how to produce the product is widespread.
• D)The competition intensifies at this stage and export orders begin to come from lower-income countries.

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Definitions:

Phallic-Stage Boy

A term from Freudian psychoanalysis referring to a developmental stage in boys, roughly ages 3 to 6, focused on genital fixation and identification with the same-sex parent.

Castration Anxiety

In Freudian theory, the belief that the father will cut off the child’s penis because of competition for the mother/wife.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist who is known as the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychological pathology by means of dialogue between the patient and a psychoanalyst.

Phallic Stage

In Freudian theory, the period from age 3 through 5, during which both male and female children exhibit interest in the genitals.