Unified Theory, According to Staats, Should Be Developed to

question 28

Multiple Choice

Unified theory, according to Staats, should be developed to

• A) select the best aspects of various theories, however unsystematic the result may be.
• B) discover the one best theory, which should be the focus of research, while the others are left to history.
• C) encourage the development of several theories, which can coexist, since we cannot know at this time which theory is best.
• D) combine diverse theories into one systematic whole.

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