A Trait Not Expressed When Combined with a Dominant Trait

question 20

Multiple Choice

 A trait not expressed when combined with a dominant trait is called a(n) ____ trait.

• A) nurture
• B) recessive
• C) dominant
• D) homozygous

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Definitions:

Primary Process

In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious thought process that is illogical, irrational, and driven by the pleasure principle, often associated with dreams and neurotic symptoms.

Sexual Partners

Individuals with whom one engages in sexual activity within a consensual agreement or relationship.

Fixation

A persistent focus on an earlier psychosexual stage due to unresolved conflicts; in psychoanalysis, this can lead to personality traits and behaviors associated with that stage.

Genital Stage

The final stage in Freud's psychosexual development, starting in puberty, where sexual maturation is complete and sexual interests become concentrated on the genitals.