Question

You are interviewing a new member of the psychology department for the university newspaper. The faculty member states, "Many times, people are unaware of the unconscious motivations that drive their overt actions." This faculty member's views are MOST similar to the views held by

a. B. F. Skinner.
b. Carl Rogers.
c. Wilhelm Wundt.
d. Sigmund Freud.

Answer 1

Answer: d. Sigmund Freud.

Explanation: Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. In founding psychoanalysis, Freud developed therapeutic techniques such as the use of free association and discovered transference, establishing its central role in the analytic process. The faculty member's views are most similar to his views.