One of the main differences between the psychoanalytic and humanistic views of personality and the social cognitive view of personality is __________

a) the social cognitive view allows for testing whereas the psychoanalytic view does not
b) that the mind is more important to the psychoanalyst than the cognitivist
c) the psychoanalytic view requires feedback from clients and the social cognitive view does not
d) the social cognitive view is more abstract than the psychoanalytic view


ANS: A, It is much easier to test social cognitive theories than psychoanalytic or humanistic theories.

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