sumeet_rana Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 2. Freud’s theories of the workings of the mind, while brilliant for their day were formulated before most of this century’s great advances in neurophysiology and biochemistry. Today, we have a far deeper understanding of the biological components of thought, emotion, and behavior than was dreamed of eighty years ago. It would be foolish to continue parroting Freud’s psychological theories as if these advances had never occurred. It can be inferred from the passage above that the author would be most likely to favor (A) the abandonment of most of Freud’s theories (B) a greater reliance on biological rather than psychological explanations of behavior © a critical reexamination of Freud’s place in the history of psychology (D) a reexamination of Freud’s theories in the light of contemporary biology (E) increased financial support for studies in neurophysiology and biochemistry OA is D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Can some one tell me how OA is D ? i selected as B. 2. Freud’s theories of the workings of the mind, while brilliant for their day were formulated before most of this century’s great advances in neurophysiology and biochemistry. Today, we have a far deeper understanding of the biological components of thought, emotion, and behavior than was dreamed of eighty years ago. It would be foolish to continue parroting Freud’s psychological theories as if these advances had never occurred. It can be inferred from the passage above that the author would be most likely to favor (A) the abandonment of most of Freud’s theories (B) a greater reliance on biological rather than psychological explanations of behavior © a critical reexamination of Freud’s place in the history of psychology (D) a reexamination of Freud’s theories in the light of contemporary biology (E) increased financial support for studies in neurophysiology and biochemistry SPOILER: OA is D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racsun_81 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 2. Freud’s theories of the workings of the mind, while brilliant for their day were formulated before most of this century’s great advances in neurophysiology and biochemistry. Today, we have a far deeper understanding of the biological components of thought, emotion, and behavior than was dreamed of eighty years ago. It would be foolish to continue parroting Freud’s psychological theories as if these advances had never occurred. It can be inferred from the passage above that the author would be most likely to favor (A) the abandonment of most of Freud’s theories (B) a greater reliance on biological rather than psychological explanations of behavior © a critical reexamination of Freud’s place in the history of psychology (D) a reexamination of Freud’s theories in the light of contemporary biology (E) increased financial support for studies in neurophysiology and biochemistry OA is D the last sentence says that it woul;d be foolish to just bfollow the theory without understanding it.....the author also says that today we have a deeper understanding of the biological facts......so he implies that we use that understanding to evaluate Freud's theory....so the answer is 'D' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rum Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Thanks for your explanation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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