Which of the Following Do Researchers Generally Regard as Desirable

question 154

Multiple Choice

Which of the following do researchers generally regard as desirable?

• A) illusory correlations
• B) selective attrition
• C) demand characteristics
• D) falsifiable theories

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Definitions:

Oedipal Complex

A concept in psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards their same-sex parent.

Castration Anxiety

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's fear of losing their genitalia, believed to play a role in the development of certain complexes and behaviors.

Behaviourism

A psychological approach to understanding abnormal behaviour devised by John B. Watson (1858–1935), which declared that psychology must be restricted to the study of observable features, that is, the behaviour of organisms. Watson considered abnormal functioning to be learned and so believed it could be unlearned. His model for learning was derived from Ivan Pavlov’s (1849–1936) studies of classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus and acquires the capacity to elicit similar responses.