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

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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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