Explain how Lawrence Weiskrantz research on blind sight helps support modern Freudian perspectives.

What will be an ideal response?


Weiskrantz' research revealed that even with surgical damage to the visual context, subjects still reported the ability to see.  Modern Freudian perspectives see Weiskrantz's research as a stepping stone to understanding the unconscious, which instead of being filled with socially unacceptable drives is dealing with automatic processing.

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accidents. disease. violence. poor sanitation.

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A. is uncorrelated with B. Increases C. is negatively correlated with D. is positively correlated with

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a. Amniocentesis c. Fetal blood sampling b. Ultrasonography d. Chorionic villus sampling

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