Dr. Martinez, a psychodynamic therapist, was quite pleased
when her patient improved, and she felt the patient was making excellent progress. In fact, the patient himself stated how great he was feeling, although he still had difficulty realizing what the "main conflict" was. The lack of ability for the patient to have insight despite feeling great is an example of which of the six principles of scientific thinking?
A) Occam's Razor
B) Ruling out rival hypotheses
C) Correlation vs. correlation
D) Extraordinary claims
Answer: B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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