Many People Believe That Wisdom Is Something That Comes with Age.What

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Multiple Choice

Many people believe that wisdom is something that comes with age.What does the research say about the relationship between wisdom and age?

• A) There is no relationship between wisdom and age; one has nothing to do with the other.
• B) Growing older causes wisdom.
• C) There is a strong positive correlation between wisdom and age, but age does not cause wisdom.
• D) All old people are wise, and few young people are wise.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Thought

A body of theories first developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior, the importance of childhood experiences, and the roles of conflict between conscious and unconscious forces.

Libido

In psychoanalytic theory, a term used to describe sexual desire or the driving force behind all human behavior according to Freud.

Compromise Formation

In modern psychoanalytic thought, the main job of the ego, which is to find a compromise among the different structures of the mind and the many different things the individual wants all at the same time. What the individual actually thinks and does is the result of this compromise.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the human personality that is rational, reality-oriented, and operates according to the principle of seeking pleasure and avoiding pain.