Related to the Economics in Practice on P

question 159

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 98: John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath is set in the early 1930s. During this time, the U.S. economy was primarily in the ________ phase of the business cycle, culminating in the Great Depression.

• A) peak
• B) recession
• C) trough
• D) expansion

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where unacceptable impulses are transformed into their opposite in one's consciousness.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where uncomfortable thoughts, memories, or desires are pushed out of conscious awareness.

Topographical Model

A Freudian theory in psychology which divides the human mind into the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious parts.

Conscious

Refers to the awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, and abilities.