Sleeping and dreaming

Question 1

What is the conclusion in the little Hans study

Answer 1

Once Hans had resolved the Oedipus complex and passed through his castration fears, his phobia of horses ended.

Question 2

What is the aim of the little Hans study

Answer 2

Freud aimed to describe the course of anxieties and phobias, and subsequent recovery of a 5 year old boy

Question 3

What is the aim of the Siffre cave study

Answer 3

To investigate the effects of living underground in a cave without external cues on the 24-hour sleep–wake cycle.

Question 4

What is the conclusion in the Siffre cave study

Answer 4

• Siffre concluded that ‘time’ is not something humans work with and understand
  without external cues.
• The period of isolation in a confined space was not manageable.

Question 5

How many participants in the Siffre cave study

Answer 5

1 male participant aged 33 years.