Failing to Confirm a Hypothesis

question 36

Multiple Choice

Failing to confirm a hypothesis

• A) Proves that the hypothesis was wrong
• B) Means that problems could have occurred in the instrumentation of the experiment
• C) Means that problems could have occurred in the operationalization of variables
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Effective Therapists

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Clinician's Orientation

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DSM-5

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