What Is a Theory

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is a theory?

• A)a possible explanation for a set of observations
• B)a hypothesis that has withstood extensive testing
• C)a set of ideas that unifies a field of inquiry
• D)an idea that is based only on logical thought

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Definitions:

Natural Observation

A study approach where participants are monitored in their own environment with no intervention by the observer.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients project feelings and attitudes from a person or situation in the past onto a person or situation in the present, often the therapist.

Psychodynamic

Pertains to a psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior, drawing heavily on psychoanalytic theories.

Humanistic-existential

A psychological approach focusing on individual experience, personal freedom, and choice, emphasizing the search for meaning and self-actualization.