Which Personality Theory Seems to Exaggerate the Impact of Sexuality

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Multiple Choice

Which personality theory seems to exaggerate the impact of sexuality and biological instincts, tends to explain any psychological event after it has occurred, offers little help in predicting future behavior, and has been difficult or impossible to test scientifically, but which still has many elements of truth within it?

• A) humanistic
• B) psychoanalytic
• C) behaviorist
• D) trait

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Definitions:

Poisson Approximation

A mathematical method for estimating the likelihood of a certain number of occurrences taking place within a set time period.

Uniform Density

A type of distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely within a specified range, characterized by a constant probability density function.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that a particular event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1.

Poisson Approximation

A statistical method used to approximate the probabilities of rare events in a fixed interval of time or space, assuming events occur with a known constant rate independently of the time since the last event.