Question

Dr. Rosemount gave the Rorschach inkblot test to a patient. After scoring the responses and determining a diagnosis, he sent the patient's test results to three other therapists. Each therapist came up with a different diagnosis. The disagreement among the therapists illustrates that the Rorschach inkblot test does not demonstrate

	A.	reliability.
	B.	projection.
	C.	validity.
	D.	unconscious motivations.

QUESTION 7

Which of the following is NOT true of the Oedipal period of psycho-sexual development according to Freud's view

	A.	Girls, but not boys, experience conflict during this period
	B.	Children resolve the conflict of this period by identification with the same sex parent
	C.	Failure to resolve this conflict of this period can result in homosexuality
	D.	Children are attracted to the opposite sex parent

QUESTION 8

Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it

	A.	is contradicted by recent research demonstrating the human capacity for destructive behavior.
	B.	underestimates the importance of biological contributions to personality development.
	C.	offers few testable hypotheses that allow one to determine its validity.
	D.	is overly reliant upon observations derived from Freud's use of projective tests.

QUESTION 9

Gene spends a good deal of time bragging about his numerous sexual exploits. Freud would have suggested that Gene is fixated at the ________ stage.

	A.	oral
	B.	latency
	C.	phallic
	D.	anal

Answer 1

6. The correct answer is Option A. The disagreement among the therapists illustrates that the Rorschach inkblot test does not demonstrate reliability.

7. The correct answer is Option A. It is untrue that girls, rather than boys, experience conflict during this period.

8. The correct answer is Option C. Freud’s theory has been criticised as it offers few testable hypotheses that allow one to determine its validity.

9. The correct answer is Option C. Freud would have suggested that Gene is fixated at the phallic stage.