Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of a Theory

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of a theory that provides a guide for researchers?

• A)A cognitive psychologist predicting how an individual's self-evaluation will determine his or her reaction to a specific stimuli.
• B)A Freudian psychoanalyst predicting stinginess from the ideas about development through a particular stage of psychological development.
• C)A personality psychologist analyzing a large pool of responses to questionnaire items to find the underlying structure of the data.
• D)A biological psychologist predicting a decrease in social behaviour when the frontal lobe of the brain is damaged.

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