Which of the Following Describes a Key Methodological Difference Between

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes a key methodological difference between psychoanalytic psychologists and personality psychologists?

• A) Personality psychologists rely on anecdotes or personal experiences, whereas psychoanalysts rely on the scientific method.
• B) Psychoanalysts rely on anecdotes or personal experiences, whereas personality psychologists rely on the scientific method.
• C) Personality psychologists rely on introspective methods for data collection, whereas psychoanalysts rely on outward experiences.
• D) Psychoanalysts rely on introspective methods for data collection, whereas personality psychologists rely on outward experiences.

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Definitions:

Dreams

Sequences of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep, often reflecting unconscious desires or fears.

Collective Unconscious

A theory developed by Carl Jung, suggesting that all human beings share a universal set of memories and ideas inherited from our ancestral past.

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, emphasizing the importance of the individual psyche and the personal quest for wholeness.

Personal Unconscious

A term used in analytical psychology, particularly by Carl Jung, referring to the layer of the unconscious containing memories and ideas that have been repressed or forgotten by the individual.