Which of the Following Is NOT One of the Tensions

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the tensions between the law and psychology as described in Chapter 1 of the textbook?

• A)Psychology's empirical versus law's authoritarian epistemology
• B)Psychology's use of deontology versus law's use of consequentalism
• C)Psychology's descriptive versus law's prescriptive discourse
• D)Psychology's nomothetic versus law's ideographic focus

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