Multiple Choice
Which original theorist brought the concept of the unconscious to the forefront of psychological study within the psychodynamic perspective?
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The Psychodynamic Perspective on Personality
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Which theorist is most closely associated with the belief that personality traits are influenced by our genetic inheritance?
A
Carl Jung
B
Alfred Adler
C
Hans Eysenck
D
Sigmund Freud
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Understand the question is asking about which theorist links personality traits to genetic inheritance, focusing on biological influences on personality.
Recall that Carl Jung and Alfred Adler emphasized social and unconscious factors rather than genetics in personality development.
Recognize that Sigmund Freud focused on unconscious conflicts and psychosexual stages, not genetics.
Identify Hans Eysenck as the theorist who proposed that personality traits have a strong biological and genetic basis, using empirical research to support this.
Conclude that Hans Eysenck is most closely associated with the belief that personality traits are influenced by genetic inheritance.
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