An Advantage of Naturalistic Observation Is That

question 590

Multiple Choice

An advantage of naturalistic observation is that

• A)clear cause-and-effect relationships can be identified.
• B)behavior has not been tampered with by outside influences.
• C)the correlation between events can be carefully estimated.
• D)one can predict the behavior of large groups of subjects from the findings.

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