In Reacting to Critiques of the Field in the 1960s

question 62

Multiple Choice

In reacting to critiques of the field in the 1960s and 1970s,what did social psychologists do?

• A) They adopted more rigorous ethical standards.
• B) They paid more attention to theoretical predictions.
• C) They denounced experiments as an unacceptable methodology.
• D) They developed more stringent procedures to avoid the effects of cultural bias.

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