What Best Describes the Pattern of Experimentation

question 59

Multiple Choice

What best describes the pattern of experimentation?

• A)controlling the environment, manipulating a single factor, assessing the results
• B)forming a hypothesis, conducting a formal study, analyzing the data
• C)taking action, learning from collected information, developing the next iteration
• D)taking action, forming a hypothesis, acting on the hypothesis

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Definitions:

Ego Uses

Refers to the ways in which the ego, as conceptualized in psychoanalytic theory, attempts to mediate between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept proposing that instinctual drives seek immediate gratification to relieve internal tensions.

Reality Principle

A psychoanalytic concept that represents the ability of the mind to assess the external world and act upon it accordingly, often as a counterbalance to the pleasure principle.