According to Freud, If Parents Are Either Too Strict or Too

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Multiple Choice

According to Freud, if parents are either too strict or too lenient in the way they toilet train their child, the child will become either stingy and stubborn or messy and wasteful. Critics say this is not a good scientific theory because it is NOT

• A) heuristic.
• B) falsifiable.
• C) correlational.
• D) psychoanalytic.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variables

These are variables in an experiment that are expected to change as a result of an experiment's manipulation of the independent variable.

Blind Observers

Individuals who assess experimental data or conduct an evaluation without knowing the specific details or hypothesis being tested to prevent bias.

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what behavior is expected, desired, or appropriate, potentially influencing the outcomes.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, often tested through scientific method.