"People who have relationship difficulties clearly have unresolved unconscious issues that remain from difficult experiences during childhood," a researcher hypothesizes.What is the basic error of this hypothetical statement?
A) It is too subjective, and may be based on the researcher's own personal issues.
B) It is not based on any specific, clearly stated problem.
C) The researcher's hypothesis cannot be proven or disproven and thus is not open to scientific inquiry.
D) The hypothesis has been presented before any empirical data was collected to verify it.

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The hypothesis cannot be proven or disproven because it is based on unconscious issues that cannot be directly observed or measured. Therefore, it is not open to scientific inquiry.

"People Who Have Relationship Difficulties Clearly Have Unresolved Unconscious Issues