What is one of the weaknesses of the psychoanalytic theory of dreaming?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points::
• Most psychoanalytic interpretations of dreams are far-fetched.
• No reliable rules exist for interpreting the latent content of dreams and there is no objective way to know whether a particular interpretation is correct.
• There is no convincing empirical support for most of Freud's claims.
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The teacher's role in Milgram's study involves _________________.*
a. learning a list of words to avoid getting shocked b. reading a list of words and shocking the listener when the word is not recalled c. training the experimenter to run the study d. expressing concern when the words were needed
According to Freud, the standard of perfection by which the superego judges the ego's actions is known as the ______
a. conscience c. archetype b. ego ideal d. animus