The Task Confronting Clinical Psychologists Can Be Described as Trying

question 22

Multiple Choice

The task confronting clinical psychologists can be described as trying to predict "what any one person will do." Actuarial predictions and group norms can be useful,but the clinician's task also illustrates the need for

• A) idiographic research.
• B) psychoanalytic research.
• C) nomothetic research.
• D) spiritual research.

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