2. Title: Hobson and McCarley Vs Freud
Date: 8th March 2017
Assessment Objective: To compare Freud’s dreamwork theory to Hobson & MCCarley theory.
Learning Outcomes and differentiation
Grade
Challenge questions
To be able to compare the two theories confidently using description and evaluation.
A* - B
Compare the differences between the two theories. (6 marks).
To describe the differences and similarities between the two theories.
C - D
To be able to identify differences between the two theories.
E - F
Success Criteria
To know be able to identify similarities in Hobson and McCarleys theory and Freud's theory of dreaming.
Do Now!
Evaluate Hobson and McCarley’s activation-synthesis theory (4 Marks)
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Theory

3. Do Now…
Evaluate Hobson and McCarley’s activation-synthesis theory (4 Marks)
Hint: 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses

4. Freud vs. Hobson and McCarley
New Title
Freud vs. Hobson and McCarley

5. Draw a table as shown below.
You need 8 lines for each theory.
Key terms
Freud
Hobson & McCarley
In the next slide you will be shown a bowl of soup with words in you need to sift through the word soup by placing each of the 16 key terms into one of the two dream theories.

6. 1. Sensory Blockade
2. Random Activation
3. REM Sleep
4. Free Association
6. Neurons
5. Pons
7. Secondary Elaboration
8. Displacement
9. Synthesis
10. Condensation
11. Dream Analysis
12. Dreamwork
13. Reticular Activating System
15. ECG
14. Slip of the tongue
16.Electroencephalograph
Manifest Content

7. The Answers… Key terms Freud Hobson & McCarley 4. Free association
7. Secondary elaboration
8. Displacement
10. Condensation
11. Dream analysis
12. Dreamwork
14. Slip of the tongue
1. Sensory blockade
2. Random activation
3. REM sleep
5. Pons
6. Neurons
9. Synthesis
13. Reticular activating system
16. Electroencephalograph (EEG)

8. Freud vs. Hobson & McCarley
Refer back to the following table – complete this table by answering the following questions below. Please note: Your three columns need to be evenly sized.
Issue
Freud’s theory
Hobson & McCarley’s theory
Methodology
What methods or types of tests are used to gather data?
Objectivity
Is the theory subjective or objective? Do the researchers views affect the information gathered?
Credibility
Does the theory comes from evidence we can accept? Why?
Dreams are meaningful
Does the theory suggest that dreams have any meaning?
Nature-nurture
Does the theory suggest that dreams are something we are born with, why? Or does the theory suggest that dreams are something we learn?

9. The Answers… Issue Freud’s theory Hobson & McCarley’s theory
Methodology
Uses case studies and dream analysis.
Uses scanning (EEG) and experiments (on cats).
Objectivity
Subjective, as the meaning of dreams needs interpreting.
Objective, as it uses scientific measures such as scanning (EEG) and experiments on cats.
Credibility
Lacks credibility because of lack of scientific methods and unlikely explanation (e.g. sexual interpretations).
Has credibility because of the scientific methods used and evidence from animal studies.
Dreams are meaningful
Dreams have meanings with the story giving symbols as clues to unconscious wishes and desires.
Dreams have no meaning – they are random and meaningless.
Nature-nurture
Both nature and nurture – having a powerful unconscious is nature and its contents are nurture.
Nature – dreaming is part of the way the brain and body work.