RecallEasyPsychodynamic Theories of Personality

Which two thinkers argued that human beings are fundamentally destructive and selfish, requiring social institutions to restrain their natural impulses?

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Both Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud maintained that human beings harbor naturally destructive instincts that require social structures and constraints to keep in check.

A: why it's wrongHobbes viewed human nature in the state of nature as violent and chaotic, while Freud posited that individuals possess innate destructive and aggressive drives that civilization must suppress.

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Both Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud maintained that human beings harbor naturally destructive instincts that require social structures and constraints to keep in check.

B: why it's wrongThis option names theorists who held the opposite view, asserting that humans are inherently benevolent.

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Both Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud maintained that human beings harbor naturally destructive instincts that require social structures and constraints to keep in check.

C: why it's wrongAlthough Hobbes viewed human nature as destructive, Rogers believed humans are naturally oriented toward growth and positive development.

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Both Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud maintained that human beings harbor naturally destructive instincts that require social structures and constraints to keep in check.

D: why it's wrongAlthough Freud saw human nature as inherently destructive, Rousseau believed human beings are naturally good and corrupted by society.

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Both Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud maintained that human beings harbor naturally destructive instincts that require social structures and constraints to keep in check.

B: why it's wrongThis option names theorists who held the opposite view, asserting that humans are inherently benevolent.

C: why it's wrongAlthough Hobbes viewed human nature as destructive, Rogers believed humans are naturally oriented toward growth and positive development.

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Both Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud maintained that human beings harbor naturally destructive instincts that require social structures and constraints to keep in check.

B: why it's wrongThis option names theorists who held the opposite view, asserting that humans are inherently benevolent.

D: why it's wrongAlthough Freud saw human nature as inherently destructive, Rousseau believed human beings are naturally good and corrupted by society.

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Both Thomas Hobbes and Sigmund Freud maintained that human beings harbor naturally destructive instincts that require social structures and constraints to keep in check.

C: why it's wrongAlthough Hobbes viewed human nature as destructive, Rogers believed humans are naturally oriented toward growth and positive development.

D: why it's wrongAlthough Freud saw human nature as inherently destructive, Rousseau believed human beings are naturally good and corrupted by society.

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RecallMediumFreudian Psychodynamic Concepts

According to Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic model of personality, which of the following is true?

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In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the libido centers on different sensitive body zones at each successive stage of childhood.

A: why it's wrongFreud posited that libido shifts to distinct erogenous body zones across psychosexual stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital).

B: why it's wrongFreud attributed neuroses to early childhood conflicts and repressions rather than adult sexual excess.

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In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the libido centers on different sensitive body zones at each successive stage of childhood.

A: why it's wrongFreud posited that libido shifts to distinct erogenous body zones across psychosexual stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital).

C: why it's wrongFixation refers to arrested developmental energy; catharsis is the release of pent-up emotional tension.

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In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the libido centers on different sensitive body zones at each successive stage of childhood.

A: why it's wrongFreud posited that libido shifts to distinct erogenous body zones across psychosexual stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital).

D: why it's wrongFreud viewed the unconscious as a vast, active reservoir of repressed thoughts, impulses, and memories.

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In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the libido centers on different sensitive body zones at each successive stage of childhood.

B: why it's wrongFreud attributed neuroses to early childhood conflicts and repressions rather than adult sexual excess.

C: why it's wrongFixation refers to arrested developmental energy; catharsis is the release of pent-up emotional tension.

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In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the libido centers on different sensitive body zones at each successive stage of childhood.

B: why it's wrongFreud attributed neuroses to early childhood conflicts and repressions rather than adult sexual excess.

D: why it's wrongFreud viewed the unconscious as a vast, active reservoir of repressed thoughts, impulses, and memories.

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In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the libido centers on different sensitive body zones at each successive stage of childhood.

C: why it's wrongFixation refers to arrested developmental energy; catharsis is the release of pent-up emotional tension.

D: why it's wrongFreud viewed the unconscious as a vast, active reservoir of repressed thoughts, impulses, and memories.

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AnalysisHardSelf-Esteem

Content analyses of items across different published self-esteem scales suggest that these inventories often evaluate distinctly different psychological constructs. Psychometrically, this implies that self-esteem measures have:

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When multiple instruments labeled 'self-esteem' ask about fundamentally different concepts, they lack convergent construct validity, showing that they are not measuring a single coherent trait.

A: why it's wrongIf items tap disparate concepts rather than a unified construct, they do not establish strong reliability or convergence.

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When multiple instruments labeled 'self-esteem' ask about fundamentally different concepts, they lack convergent construct validity, showing that they are not measuring a single coherent trait.

A: why it's wrongIf items tap disparate concepts rather than a unified construct, they do not establish strong reliability or convergence.

B: why it's wrongMeasuring the same construct would produce high convergence, not low reliability.

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When multiple instruments labeled 'self-esteem' ask about fundamentally different concepts, they lack convergent construct validity, showing that they are not measuring a single coherent trait.

A: why it's wrongIf items tap disparate concepts rather than a unified construct, they do not establish strong reliability or convergence.

C: why it's wrongConflicting items measuring different phenomena degrade construct validity rather than enhancing it.

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When multiple instruments labeled 'self-esteem' ask about fundamentally different concepts, they lack convergent construct validity, showing that they are not measuring a single coherent trait.

A: why it's wrongIf items tap disparate concepts rather than a unified construct, they do not establish strong reliability or convergence.

D: why it's wrongWhen different tests purporting to measure the same trait assess disparate dimensions, construct validity is weak.

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When multiple instruments labeled 'self-esteem' ask about fundamentally different concepts, they lack convergent construct validity, showing that they are not measuring a single coherent trait.

B: why it's wrongMeasuring the same construct would produce high convergence, not low reliability.

C: why it's wrongConflicting items measuring different phenomena degrade construct validity rather than enhancing it.

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When multiple instruments labeled 'self-esteem' ask about fundamentally different concepts, they lack convergent construct validity, showing that they are not measuring a single coherent trait.

B: why it's wrongMeasuring the same construct would produce high convergence, not low reliability.

D: why it's wrongWhen different tests purporting to measure the same trait assess disparate dimensions, construct validity is weak.

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When multiple instruments labeled 'self-esteem' ask about fundamentally different concepts, they lack convergent construct validity, showing that they are not measuring a single coherent trait.

C: why it's wrongConflicting items measuring different phenomena degrade construct validity rather than enhancing it.

D: why it's wrongWhen different tests purporting to measure the same trait assess disparate dimensions, construct validity is weak.

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