According to Hess (1987,1999),which of the following accurately represents a dimension along which law and psychology can be contrasted?
A)Law is idiographic while psychology is nomothetic.
B)Law is descriptive while psychology is prescriptive.
C)Law is proactive while psychology is reactive.
D)Law is academic while psychology is operational.
E)Law defines truth objectively while psychology defines truth subjectively.

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According to Hess (1987, 1999), law is idiographic (focused on individual cases) while psychology is nomothetic (focused on general, universal principles). This is accurately represented by choice A. Choices B, C, D, and E do not accurately represent the contrast between law and psychology as defined by Hess.

According to Hess (1987,1999),which of the Following Accurately Represents a Dimension