Exhibit 5-3: Evaluate the adequacy of each of the following statements as a scientific hypothesis.
-Refer to Exhibit 5-3.Children who do not resolve the Oedipus complex before the age of eight will show a greater degree of homosexuality as adults than will children who do.
A) adequate hypothesis
B) inadequate, not testable
C) inadequate, no statement of relationship
D) inadequate, not consistent with the existing body of knowledge

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This hypothesis is not testable as it involves studying a developmental process that cannot be manipulated or measured objectively. Additionally, it is ethically questionable to study a child's psychosexual development in such a way. Therefore, it is an inadequate hypothesis.

Exhibit 5-3: Evaluate the Adequacy of Each of the Following