Carl is asked to provide information about his drinking. Despite the fact that he has had several arrests for driving while intoxicated, Carl reports that he has no problems with drinking. This is an example of __________.
A. the problems with self-report data
B. the problems with case studies
C. the problems of diagnosis
D. the problems of forming hypotheses
Answer: A
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