What Element Would Make for an Adequate Test of the Hypothesized

question 70

Multiple Choice

What element would make for an adequate test of the hypothesized relationship between child abuse and dissociative disorder?

• A)retrospective analysis
• B)prospective research with objective measures
• C)accurate prevalence rates for child sexual abuse
• D)intensive case studies of patients with multiple personality disorder

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