Good Psychological Theories Must Have All of the Following Properties

question 38

Multiple Choice

Good psychological theories must have all of the following properties EXCEPT being

• A) too powerful to be refuted by empirical evidence.
• B) able to predict the results of a particular experiment.
• C) able to stimulate a great deal of research to test the theory.
• D) shown to be wrong if a particular experimental result occurs.

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Definitions:

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