Psychology Experiments Are Typically Designed to

question 48

Multiple Choice

Psychology experiments are typically designed to

• A) test principles that help explain behavior.
• B) observe behaviors that are unobservable outside the laboratory.
• C) re-create the naturally occurring conditions that influence people's daily
• D) behaviors.
• E) observe a truly random sample of human or animal behavior.

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