Eight-Year-Old Jack Plays Almost Exclusively with the Other Boys at His

question 114

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Jack plays almost exclusively with the other boys at his grade school.Jack's behavior suggests that he is in the ________ stage of psychosexual development.

• A) phallic
• B) genital
• C) latency
• D) oral

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Definitions:

Irrational

Going against the rules of reason. (Not the same as nonrational, such as when we say that worms and fish are “not rational animals.”) Only rational (that is, thinking, planning, calculating) creatures can be irrational.

Problem of Evil

A philosophical dilemma concerning how to reconcile the existence of evil with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God.

Theodicies

Justifications of God's goodness and omnipotence in the face of the existence of evil.

Critical Discussion

A method of engaging in constructive dialogue and examination of ideas, theories, or beliefs in a detailed and analytical manner.