Dr Martinez, a psychodynamic therapist, was quite pleased when her patient improved, and she felt the patient was making excellent progress. In fact, the patient himself stated how great he was feeling, although he still had difficulty realising what the "main conflict" was. The lack of ability for the patient to have insight despite feeling great is an example of which of the six principles of scientific thinking?

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Ruling out rival hypotheses is the principle that states that other potential explanations for an observation or phenomenon should be considered and eliminated before accepting a specific hypothesis. In this case, the patient's inability to have insight could have various possible explanations, such as the therapy being ineffective or the patient lacking the necessary introspective skills. Therefore, these other possibilities need to be ruled out before concluding that the patient's improvement is solely due to the therapy.

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