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QuizMultiple Choice

Hearing and the Structure of the Ear — Unit test

Question 8 • Psychology A

Read the following dream interpretation and answer the question that follows.“I suspect that the patient’s dream of being chased originates from his unresolved feelings of guilt during childhood.”What perspective of dream interpretation is being offered?

Answer
A
Freudian
B
activation-synthesis
C
Jungian
D
motivation

Explanation

The Freudian perspective interprets dreams as expressions of unconscious wishes, conflicts, or feelings rooted in earlier experiences. Here, the dream is linked to unresolved childhood guilt, so the interpretation is Freudian. Activation-synthesis instead explains dreams as the brain’s interpretation of random neural activity during sleep.

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