Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it A. is contradicted by recent research demonstrating the human capacity for destructive behavior. B. offers few testable hypotheses that allow one to determine its validity. C. underestimates the importance of biological contributions to personality development. D. is overly reliant upon observations derived from Freud's use of projective tests.

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Fiona Griffith

13 November, 13:38

Freud's theory of personality has been criticized because it A. is contradicted by recent research demonstrating the human capacity for destructive behavior. B. offers few testable hypotheses that allow one to determine its validity. C. underestimates the importance of biological contributions to personality development. D. is overly reliant upon observations derived from Freud's use of projective tests.

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Micah Mcclure · Answer 1

B. Offers few testable hypothesis that allow one to determine its validity.

Explanation:

Freud's theory of personality was based on the hypothesis of unconsious mental processes, which influenced people's life. He built a theory from his clinal practice, this means he listened to his pacients and built a theory from that experience.

He is criticized because of his method, he did not turned to cientific proof to validate his theory. This means his hypothesis were not to be proof by empiric or statistics procedures. Although he did wrote about his experience with his pacients.