Chapter 4
The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research
1.According to Freud, the content of our dreams reveals
A.what has been on our mind when we are awake.
B.implicit punishments and rewards.
C.unconscious conflicts and desires.
D.what we value the most about ourselves.
ANS: C REF: 70 WWW
2.If your friend the therapist agrees with Freud, she would say that the content of our dreams
reveals
A.unacceptable ideas that are actually acceptable.
B.unconscious conflicts and desires.
C.anxieties with which we were born.
D.much useless information.
ANS: B REF: 70
3.In dream research, sleepers are sometimes awakened when __________ indicates they are
probably dreaming.
A.a physiological measure
B.respiration rate
C.the time of night
D.none of the above
ANS: A REF: 70
4.Which of the following best summarizes research on the frequency of male and female
characters in dreams?
A.Both men and women have more male than female characters in their dreams.
B.Men have more male than female characters in their dreams, whereas women have
more female than male characters in their dreams.
C.Men have more female than male characters in their dreams, whereas women have
more male than female characters in their dreams.
D.Men have more male than female characters in their dreams, but women have
approximately equal numbers of male and female characters in their dreams.
ANS: D REF: 71
5.When people have dreams about falling or being chased that they have dreamed before, we
call these dreams