Most psychologists prefer the Big Five personality model to Eysenck's theory of personality. As it pertains to the role of parsimony in evaluating these theories, the general acceptance of the Big Five model over Eysenck's theory of personality demonstrates the general rule that:
A) the simpler theory is usually preferred.
B) parsimony becomes less important as science advances.
C) it is easier to discredit a more complicated theory.
D) a theory should only become more complex when it needs to be.
D) a theory should only become more complex when it needs to be.
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