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How did psychodynamic and neo-analytic thinkers conduct personality science?
 
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Scores on psychological tests are known to be affected by
 
  A) qualities of the test administrator.
  B) socioeconomic status.
  C) motivation.
  D) previous test-taking experiences.
  E) all of these.


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
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Answer: Psychodynamic and neo-analytic thinkers did not conduct personality science in the same way researchers do today. Psychodynamic theory used a big-picture approach to understand personality, relying far less on empirical data than modern personality researchers. The goal was to develop large theoretical models that could explain a wide range of clinical observations. Many concepts of the psychodynamic theory are difficult to measure because people cannot just report on their unconscious.

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