1. The law of parsimony refers to a. the least complex explanation to explain so

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Question

1. The law of parsimony refers to

a. the least complex explanation to explain something

b. the most complex explanation to explain something

c. a personality theory

d. a theory of intelligence

2. Which therapist is concerned about the here and now and not about underlying psychological reasons for a problem?

a. behavior

b. clinical

c. client-centered

d. gestalt

3. Which type of projective test asks you to create a story about a picture presented?

a. CAT

b. Sentence completion

c. Figure drawing

d. Interview

4. Freud used __________ as a major therapeutic tool:

a. free association

b. intelligence tests

c. transference

d. all of the above

5. A random sample endures that

a. the result will be significant

b. the mean and the median will be the same

c. every member of the population has an equal chance of being in the sample

d. none of the above

Ans 1 : a) the least complex explanation to explain something

The law of parsimony is the principle of simplicity, in which the thing can be explained using the least number of possible assumptions.

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