Rodina is interested in testing whether the occurrence of physical accidents is the result of an individual's repressed desires. Rodina asks each participant about recent physical accidents (e.g., falling, tripping, etc.) and their perceived reason for the accident. Rodina also conducts an interview with each participant about their fears and desires in life. Rodina made the claim that these participants' accidents were directly related to their unconscious desires. What is a major flaw in Rodina's study?
A) Rodina's hypothesis cannot be confirmed or disproved.
B) There is no identified criterion variable in her study.
C) Rodina does not adequately manipulate the independent variable.
D) Rodina does not use a longitudinal design.

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Rodina's hypothesis involves the unconscious mind, which is inherently difficult to measure or observe directly. This makes it challenging to confirm or disprove her claim that accidents are directly related to unconscious desires, as the connection between unconscious desires and accidents cannot be definitively established or refuted with the methods described.

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