A Psychoanalytic Theorist Who Wants to Criticize Humanistic Theories of Personality

question 123

Multiple Choice

A psychoanalytic theorist who wants to criticize humanistic theories of personality but does NOT want to be critical of his own perspective would most likely point out which of the following? Humanistic theories ________.

• A)rely too heavily on people's conscious reports of their experiences
• B)have too many concepts that are hard to operationally define
• C)have failed to generate any additional research
• D)engage in circular reasoning by confusing explanation and description

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Definitions:

Crystallized Intelligence

The ability to use learned knowledge and experience effectively.

Fluid Intelligence

The capacity to solve novel problems, reason abstractly, and adapt to new situations, without relying on pre-existing knowledge.

Accumulated Knowledge

The total information and skills that an individual has gathered over a period of time from experiences, education, and training.

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a trait among a population can be attributed to genetic differences.