_________________ Are Preliminary Studies Conducted with a Few Subjects to Test

question 27

Short Answer

_________________ are preliminary studies conducted with a few subjects to test the instrument and uncover any obvious problems before administering it to the study population.

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Definitions:

Fixation

A state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another person, object, or developmental stage.

Psychosexual Development

A Freudian concept detailing the stages of development from infancy to adulthood, focusing on how the pleasure-seeking energies of the id become focused on certain erogenous zones at different ages.

Conflict

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one, that can occur between individuals, groups, or nations.

Phallic Stage

A phase in Freud's theory of psychosexual development where a child's focus of libido is on the genital area, occurring around ages 3 to 6.