What criticism has been directed toward Freud's theories?

A. Three additional psychosexual stages of development have been identified.
B. Freud's ideas are difficult to operationalize and test empirically.
C. Too little emphasis was placed on childhood development in the formation of personality.
D. Freud presented a narrow theory of personality that lacked application.


Answer: B

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Which of the following pairs of individuals shows the highest correlation in IQ scores?

a. an adoptive parent and child b. a biological parent and child c. monozygotic twins reared together d. biological siblings reared together

Psychology

In classical conditioning, a stimulus is paired with ____; in operant conditioning, a behavior is paired with ____.

A. a reward; a stimulus B. another stimulus; a consequence C. a reflex; a stimulus D. a consequence; another organism

Psychology

Consciousness is defined as:

a. the process by which a sensation becomes a perception b. different levels of awareness of one's thoughts and feelings c. cognitive reflection of the physical events one encounters d. introspective thinking which results in mental experiences

Psychology

The majority of light waves we see can be described as

a) radiant. b) luminous. c) reflected. d) absorbed.

Psychology