Author Question: Freud's research can be criticized for all of the following points except: a. he did not look ... (Read 27 times)

tnt_battle · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

Freud's research can be criticized for all of the following points except:

a. he did not look deeply into the psyche.
b. his data was not gathered in a systematic fashion.
c. he made very few attempts to verify the accuracy of his patients' reports.
d. his sample of subjects was small and unrepresentative of the general population.

Question 2

Freud's techniques of assessment:

a. exclude dreams of a sexual basis.
c. reveal a great deal of repressed material.
b. rely heavily on self-report inventories.
d. focus on conscious experiences.

Benayers · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: A fundamental criticism of Freud's case studies involves the nature of his data. It does not rely on objective observation, the data are not gathered in systematic fashion. Freud made few attempts to verify the accuracy of a patient's stories. Another criticism of Freud's research is that it is based on a small and unrepresentative sample of people.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: The Freudian assessment techniquesfree association and dream analysisreveal to the psychoanalyst a great deal of repressed material, but all of it is in disguised or symbolic form.