Fix It Genie Is a First-Year Doctoral Student Studying Clinical Psychology at Psychology

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Genie is a first-year doctoral student studying clinical psychology at the Adler School of Professional Psychology. She was attracted to this school because of her admiration of Adlerian theory. A central tenant of Adlerian theory is that no one is mentally ill. Rather, Adlerian therapists believe that individuals are driven by social forces and can be motivated to change. Genie wants to know what theories other students at her school admire. To that end, she creates a survey to administer to first-, second-, and third-year doctoral students. Her survey is a brief one-item question that asks "Whose theoretical perspective do you most identify with?" The response alternatives include: Erikson, Freud, Jung, Adler, and Maslow. Genie administers her survey during the holiday party that is held annually for all students, faculty, and staff. This year's party is on December 22, the night following the last final exam. Of the 60 first-, second-, and third-year doctoral students, only 25 attend the party. Of the 25 students, 18 complete the survey. Genie counts the responses by year in school. She finds that 16 identify with Adler, one with Freud, and one with Maslow. Genie concludes that Adlerian theory is the most popular theory among therapists-in-training. This is good news to her and validates her decision to attend the Adlerian School of Professional Psychology.
What do you think about Genie's survey? Would you change the survey and how it was administered? Discuss why and describe how.