"People who have relationship difficulties clearly have unresolved unconscious issues that remain from difficult experiences during childhood," a researcher hypothesizes
What is the basic error of this hypothetical statement?
a. It is too subjective, and may be based on the researcher's own personal issues.
b. It is not based on any specific, clearly stated problem.
c. The researcher's hypothesis cannot be proven or disproven and thus is not open to scientific inquiry.
d. The hypothesis has been presented before any empirical data was collected to verify it.
Answer: C
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a) high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other. b) high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other. c) low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other. d) there is no relationship between the two variables.
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