Which of the Following Statements Provides the Most Serious Obstacle

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements provides the most serious obstacle to the use of introspection as a source of scientific evidence?

• A)When facts are provided by introspection,we have no way to assess the facts themselves,independent of the reporter's perspective.
• B)Introspection is only effective for children,because children have not yet learned to inhibit their own self-reports.
• C)Introspection is a valid method only if the person doing the introspection goes into a trancelike state.
• D)The process of reporting on one's own mental events is too slow to be scientifically useful.

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