Legitimate Criticisms of Freud's Theory Include

question 12

Multiple Choice

Legitimate criticisms of Freud's theory include

• A) its failure to stimulate empirical research
• B) its possible lack of generalizability to normal persons
• C) both of these
• D) none of these

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