Asked about a recently published study showing that little girls do not have penis envy, a psychodynamic theorist immediately says that the little girls are all in denial and do not want to admit to the feelings that they have

This response is an example of ________
a. basing theories on the retrospective accounts of adults.
b. overgeneralization.
c. the illusion of causality.
d. violating the principle of falsifiability.


Answer: d

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