Which of the Following Was NOT Presented by the Text

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT presented by the text as a criticism of the case study method of investigating abnormal behaviour?

• A) The clinician's theoretical background has been shown to influence the information gathered.
• B) It does not lead to generation of new hypotheses.
• C) It does not employ the scientific method.
• D) It cannot demonstrate cause and effect.
• E) One cannot be certain of the generalizability of the findings.

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Definitions:

Confabulation

The creation of altered, false, or misrepresented recollections about one's own life or the world, without the deliberate aim to mislead.

Alzheimer's Disease

A degenerative brain disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and personality changes.

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia.

Retrograde Amnesia

A form of amnesia where an individual loses pre-existing memories to some extent, typically ignoring events leading up to a trauma or onset of the amnesia.