Psychoanalytic Theory Frequently Leads to a Set of Hypotheses That

question 34

Multiple Choice

Psychoanalytic theory frequently leads to a set of hypotheses that cannot be disproved by observations. In that respect, psychoanalytic theory ________.

• A) is not parsimonious
• B) lacks generalizability
• C) is untestable
• D) does not use operational definitions

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Definitions:

Automobile Manufacturer

A company engaged in the designing, production, marketing, and selling of motor vehicles.

Sample

A subset of individuals or observations selected from a larger population, used to infer or make predictions about the population.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that measures the probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

P-Value Approach

A method in statistical hypothesis testing that uses the calculated probability to determine the significance of the observed data.