Of the Following,which Most Accurately Describes Why Psychologists Are Interested

question 9

Multiple Choice

Of the following,which most accurately describes why psychologists are interested in individual differences?

• A)Identifying and understanding systematic variation in cognitive processes adds to our understanding of those processes.
• B)To overgeneralize a cognitive process into a single unified theory that only works in one way often ignores the nuances of human diversity.
• C)In any experimental task there are always individuals who do better and individuals who do worse which is often left unexplained by broader theories.
• D)all of these

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