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Who is the father of the school (movement) of Psychoanalysis___________?

Correct answer: B. Sigmund Freud

  • A. Max Wertheimer(1880-1943) & Kurt Koffka (1886-1941)
  • B. Sigmund Freud
  • C. Kurt Lewin (1890-1947)
  • D. Wolfgang Kohler (1887-1967)

Explanation

Sigmund Freud founded the psychoanalytic movement and developed its central concepts, including the unconscious, repression and psychosexual development. The other names are associated mainly with Gestalt psychology or field theory.

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