You Are Walking Down the Street and Talking to a Friend

question 27

Multiple Choice

You are walking down the street and talking to a friend when suddenly, a car screeches its tires, causing you to turn and look toward the sound. This is an example of _____ attention.

• A)endogenous, covert
• B)endogenous, overt
• C)exogenous, covert
• D)exogenous, overt

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Definitions:

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for moral standards and self-criticism.

Reality Principle

The recognition, characterizing ego functioning, that we cannot always express or satisfy our id impulses.

Psychodynamic

A method in psychology that prioritizes the thorough investigation of the mental processes driving human behavior, emotions, and feelings, and their association with experiences from early life.

Freud's

Pertaining to Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, including his theories and methodologies.