An Empirical Claim Involves __________

question 18

Multiple Choice

An empirical claim involves __________.

• A) introspection
• B) quasi-experimental methods
• C) proof that something is true
• D) claims about facts

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Definitions:

Alfred Adler

An Austrian psychiatrist and founder of Adlerian psychology, emphasizing the importance of the feeling of inferiority in the development of personality.

Oedipal Complex

A Freudian theory in psychoanalytic psychology that a child, typically around the age of three to five, experiences a desire for the opposite-sex parent and hostility toward the same-sex parent.

Phallic Complex

A Freudian theory phase of childhood development characterized by attachment to the parent of the opposite sex and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Defence Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety and to cope with reality.