Because It Is Not Always Possible to Conduct Experiments, Psychologists

question 498

Multiple Choice

Because it is not always possible to conduct experiments, psychologists gather evidence and test hypotheses by using all of the following nonexperimental methods EXCEPT for the __________ method.

• A)case study
• B)correlational
• C)naturalistic observation
• D)pseudoscientific

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