One Important Limitation of Introspection as a Research Method Was

question 336

Multiple Choice

One important limitation of introspection as a research method was that introspection:

• A) could not be used to study behavior in children or animals.
• B) could be used only to study the behavior of people in groups.
• C) emphasized unconscious mental processes rather than conscious mental processes.
• D) was appropriate only as a method to study complex topics, such as learning, development, and personality.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach founded by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior.

Suicide

The deliberate act of causing one's own demise.

Schizophrenia

A mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior, leading to hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech.

Suicide

The act of intentionally causing one's own death.