Critics of Psychoanalytic Theory Believe Any Results from Motivation Research

question 57

Multiple Choice

Critics of psychoanalytic theory believe any results from motivation research are unusable because:

• A)the results are too predictable.
• B)the theory is too sensitive to external environmental stimuli.
• C)the research relies heavily on latter individual development.
• D)the theory is too vague.
• E)the research lacks flexibility.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.