Preston Hypothesizes That Although Children Are Unaware of It, They

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Essay

Preston hypothesizes that although children are unaware of it, they secretly harbor feelings of jealousy toward their parents. He conducts a research study examining children's self-reported jealousy toward each of their parents. Just as he expected, results of the children's self-report measures reveal no explicit jealousy toward their parents. Identify what is wrong with Preston's research hypothesis and detail why it is unsuitable for empirical investigation.

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