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One critique of determining the effectiveness of the psychodynamic perspective is that its theories are too vague to test. t/f

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Psychodynamic theories are usually too vague to allow a clear scientific test. Modest support for central psychodynamic hypotheses has been provided by Empirical studies. Critics have in the past disputed very many aspects of psychoanalysis including whether it is indeed a science or not. However much this is so, psychoanalysis is a great idea in personality that should never be overlooked.






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