Suppose That a New Developmental Theory Is One That Uses

question 41

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a new developmental theory is one that uses a few principles to account for a large number of empirical observations.How would this theory be categorized?

• A) as parsimonious
• B) as heuristic
• C) as falsifiable
• D) as normative

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