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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by Sigmund Freud. The "grumpy old coot" of psychology.

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Based on the passage, which of the following is NOT a conclusion reached by Freud in the

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course of his research?

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To answer this question, we need to read the choices a couple times so we don't forget

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them, then skim through the passage to find the one that Freud doesn't mention.

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Freud explicitly states that he thinks the superstitious view of dreams is pretty close

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to the truth. Answer (A) is incorrect. He also tells us that the interpretation of

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dreams can help a psychologist connect the dots between a patient's conscious and unconscious mind.

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(B) is a no-go. Freud definitely gets a jab in at his distinguished

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colleagues when he says that they're overlooking the importance of dreams.

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Choice (D) is the correct answer. Freud is all about dream interpretation, but he never

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suggests that it's more valuable than psychoanalysis.

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It's not like he rated all his techniques on a 1-10 scale and then put out a ranking sheet on them.

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