Sigmund Freud Believed in the Importance of Unconscious and Childhood

question 122

Multiple Choice

Sigmund Freud believed in the importance of unconscious and childhood experience factors. He based his beliefs on all of the following observations EXCEPT

• A)His patients consistently reported childhood memories of a sexual nature
• B)His patients often improved after "reliving" previously forgotten memories of childhood sexual abuse
• C)He noticed that individuals use defence mechanisms to help cope with anxiety
• D)He noticed how people often engaged in habitual activities with little conscious awareness

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Definitions:

Conformity Pressures

The influence exerted by a group that encourages individuals to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to align with group norms.

Asch

Refers to Solomon Asch, known for his research on conformity, specifically the experiments demonstrating the influence of group pressure on opinions.

Crutchfield Situation

A technique used in social psychology experiments to study conformity, where individuals must make judgments while being exposed to the presumed opinions of others.

Asch Situation

An experiment by Solomon Asch that demonstrated the power of conformity in groups, where individuals often agree with a consensus even if it is clearly incorrect.