Preston Hypothesizes That Although Children Are Unaware of It, They

Essay

Preston hypothesizes that although children are unaware of it, they secretly harbor feelings of jealousy toward their parents. He conducts a research study examining children's self-reported jealousy toward each of their parents. Just as he expected, results of the children's self-report measures reveal no explicit jealousy toward their parents. Identify what is wrong with Preston's research hypothesis and detail why it is unsuitable for empirical investigation.