According to the behaviorists,the link between permissiveness for sexual and aggressive behavior and adult needs for power probably occurs because permitting such behaviors
A) prevents the Oedipal and Electra complexes from being resolved.
B) causes a fixation to occur at the phallic stage.
C) causes incongruence between the individual's real self and external reality.
D) allows children to get pleasure from asserting themselves.

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According to behaviorists, permissiveness for sexual and aggressive behavior provides children with a sense of pleasure from asserting themselves. As they grow into adults, this can lead to a need for power and dominance over others. The other choices, such as the Oedipal and Electra complexes being unresolved, fixation at the phallic stage, and incongruence between the individual's real self and external reality, may be relevant to other aspects of behavior, but are not directly related to the link between permissiveness and adult needs for power.

According to the Behaviorists,the Link Between Permissiveness for Sexual and Aggressive