Psychology Chapter 3: The Unconscious Mind

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What is the relationship between the unconscious and preconscious mind?

  • Mutually exclusive
  • Completely separate
  • Overlapping (correct)
  • Hierarchical

What is the characteristic of the unconscious mind?

  • Easily accessible
  • Not applicable to humans
  • Hidden from awareness (correct)
  • Accessible with effort

What is the primary location of the unconscious mind?

  • Split between above and below the surface
  • Below the surface (correct)
  • At the surface
  • Above the surface

What is the primary function of the preconscious?

<p>Temporary memory storage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the conscious and unconscious mind?

<p>Accessibility to awareness (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the unconscious mind according to Sigmund Freud?

<p>To repress unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories are stored in the unconscious mind?

<p>Unacceptable and repressed thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Freud, what is the primary characteristic of the unconscious mind?

<p>Inaccessibility to conscious awareness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the unconscious mind and conscious awareness?

<p>The unconscious mind is inaccessible to conscious awareness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the unconscious mind in Freud's theory?

<p>To repress unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of analyzing dreams through manifest and latent content?

<p>To explore the role of the unconscious mind in shaping behavior (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the underlying, symbolic meaning of a dream?

<p>Latent content (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a method to analyze the unconscious mind?

<p>Cognitive behavioral therapy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the manifest and latent content of a dream?

<p>The manifest content is the surface-level meaning of the dream, while the latent content is the underlying symbolic meaning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary assumption underlying dream analysis?

<p>The unconscious mind is a source of hidden fears, desires, and motivations that influence behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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