Module 56: Psychodynamic Theories and Modern Views of the Unconscious

theory of death-related anxiety; explores emotional/behavioral responses to reminders of death

projective test where people express inner feelings via made up stories about vague scenes

Carl Jung's concept of a shared, inherited reservoir of memory traces from our species’ history

Psychologists think of ___________ as an information processor that works without our awareness

Which of the following are involved in the unconscious mind?

a personality test providing ambiguous stimuli designed to trigger projection of inner dynamics

Scott Lilienfeld, James Wood, and Howard Garb critically criticized what?

Do modern psychologists still use Thematic apperception tests?

What did Sigmund Freud call his theory of personality and the associated treatment techniques

How do psychologists analyze personality?

10 inkblots; seeks to identify inner feelings by analyzing their interpretations

What is the false consensus effect?

interrelation of unconscious and conscious mental/emotional forces that determine personality

the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and our behaviors