Freud's Notion That Most People Have a "Death Wish" That

question 124

Multiple Choice

Freud's notion that most people have a "death wish" that impels them to pursue their own downfall and death ____.

• A) has received a good deal of recent empirical support
• B) is consistent with research showing that many people have a "fear of success"
• C) is consistent with cognitive dissonance theory
• D) is apparently wrong

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Definitions:

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person's ability to use an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering creative problem-solving.

Mental Sets

A tendency to approach situations or problems in a particular way, often based on past experiences or learned procedures.

Problem Solving

The process of identifying a problem, generating possible solutions, and selecting the best course of action among them.

Spare Tyre

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