Freud used the case study method for his psychological research. One of the disadvantages of this method is that:
a. he used a small and unrepresentative sample of those he studied.
b. it was impossible to probe into his patients' childhood years.
c. he could not find consistencies and patterns, which were important to develop his theory.
d. it could not point out any particular causal factor in neurotic behavior.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: A criticism of Freud's research is that it is based on a small and unrepresentative sample of people, restricted to himself and those who sought psychoanalysis with him. It is difficult to generalize from this limited sample to the population at large.
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