Sigmund Freud's theory of personality – involving the three elements of id, ego, and superego – has been criticized as being unscientific
Why are Freud's three elements of personality less scientific than sociological factors such as income, education, occupation, and roles?
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Freud's elements of personality are not observable or measurable. Their very existence cannot even be proven. Sociological factors are all observable, and many of them are measurable. In view of this, Freud's theory violates one of the major requirements of a theory – that it is testable. It is also noted that Freud's theory can be subjectively interpreted.
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Discuss the symbolic interactionists approach to the military.
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Histograms and line charts or frequency polygons are used with data measured at the
a. nominal level.
b. ordinal level.
c. interval-ratio level.
d. any level.
Influence is the exercise of power through a process of
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