Conclusions And Evaluations

Question 1

Freuds claim

Answer 1

Claimed he learned nothing new and the study provided support for:
His psychosexual stages of development
That boys develop the Oedipus complex during the phallic stage
That phobias are a result of unconscious anxieties

Question 2

Advantage of sample

Answer 2

One participant allowed freud to gather a lot of info about dreams and phobias

Question 3

Disadvantage of sample

Answer 3

A single participant means the findings are not representative of the unconscious mind of all children

Question 4

Advantage of self report data

Answer 4

Asking questions is the only way to find out about the dreams that little Hans was experiencing

Question 5

Disadvantage of self report

Answer 5

Hans may have given answers he thought his father was looking for and there is a danger of leading questions

Question 6

Advantage of qualitative data

Answer 6

A lot of detail provided about dreams and fantasies

Question 7

Disadvantage of qualitative data

Answer 7

Very subjective and room for different interpretations of Hans behaviour