What are the major criticisms of Freud's theory?

What will be an ideal response?


Current critics of Freud's theory state that his psychoanalytic theory is too comprehensive, too difficult to test or verify, places too much emphasis on the first five years of life, and doesn't take into account genetic factors or brain development in explaining personality.

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For ______ and ______, the goal is to select a representative sample from the population that will minimize any bias that will cause your sample data to differ from the data that the entire population would provide.

A. probability samples, convenience samples B. probability samples, convenience samples C. stratified random sample, cluster samples D. cluster samples, convenience samples

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The psychological sense of femaleness or maleness is called

a. gender. b. sex. c. gender role. d. sexual orientation. e. gender identity.

Psychology

What type of sexuality education do the majority of American parents and teachers support being taught in schools?

a. Comprehensive sexuality education b. Abstinence-only sexuality education c. Abstinence-only plus HIV/AIDS education d. Most support no sexuality education in schools and believe that is the role of the parents.

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To see what her infant son could remember, Soleil showed him the same toy over and over again. After he had habituated, Soleil began to hold up the old toy with a new one next to it, and her son looked longer at the new toy. Soleil can conclude that her son

a. had a memory for the old toy. b. had a preference for the old toy. c. had no memory for the old toy. d. probably just preferred the color of the new toy.

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