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6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming

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A psychologist analysed 30 dream reports to investigate Freud's theory.

ResultNumber of dream reportsPsychologist's interpretation
The psychologist identified symbols that she linked to a buried wish or fear.13The dream came from repressed material.
The psychologist could not identify any link to a buried wish or fear.17The repressed material had been more completely disguised.

Using the results, explain why another psychologist might argue that this investigation cannot provide a scientific test of Freud's theory.

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6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming

81 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 6.2 Theories/Explanations: The Nature of Dreaming, covering 6.2.1 Freudian dreaming: unconscious and repression, 6.2.2 Freudian dreaming: wish fulfilment and dream content; criticisms, 6.2.3 Freudian Theory research study: Freud (1918), 6.2.4 Activation Synthesis: REM sleep and the brain, 6.2.5 Activation Synthesis: pons, cortex and synthesis; criticisms, and 6.2.6 Activation Synthesis research study: Williams et al. (1992). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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