PSYC 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Gordon Allport, Factor Analysis, Thematic Apperception Test

• School: Auburn University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2010
• Professor: Daniels

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Assessing the unconscious : freud tried to get unconscious these to be projected into the conscious world through free association and dream analysis. Free association letting people talk, saying whatever comes to mind and through these random thoughts they will tap into unconscious. Dream analysis dreams are a window into our unconscious mind. Too much emphasis on early experiences (we are who we are forever after puberty) Too much faith in unconscious mind"s control (we are much more aware than. Too much emphasis on sexual and aggressive instincts: contributions: Childhood is important to later functioning (how we navigate childhood leads to how we function as adults) Unconscious prices plays a signi cant role in human development (we are not aware of why we do every single thing that we do) Humanistic perspectives : stresses a person"s capacity for personal growth, free will, and positive qualities, humanism developed in response to -