Applying Freud's Thinking to a Sociological Analysis of Personality Development

question 24

Multiple Choice

Applying Freud's thinking to a sociological analysis of personality development, you would conclude that

• A) human behaviour is basically random.
• B) humans have basic, self-centred drives that must be controlled by learning the ways of society.
• C) societies encourage people to become self-centred.
• D) humans can never become cultural creatures.

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Definitions:

Game Theory

A branch of mathematics and economics that studies strategic interactions among rational decision-makers.

Solitaire

A card game played by one person or a metaphor for any activity done alone without the need for other participants.

Oligopoly Behavior

Strategic actions by firms in a market where a few dominant firms interact, leading to solutions and outcomes that depend on the choices of the other market participants.

Prisoner's Dilemma

The Prisoner's Dilemma is a standard example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two completely rational individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interest to do so.