A Major Advantage of Structured Observation Is That It

question 18

Multiple Choice

A major advantage of structured observation is that it

• A) is useful for studying behaviors that investigators rarely have an opportunity to see in everyday life.
• B) permits participants to display their thoughts in terms that are as close as possible to the way they think in everyday life.
• C) yields richly detailed narratives that offer valuable insight into the many factors that affect development.
• D) allows researchers to see the behavior of interest as it occurs in natural settings.

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Definitions:

Congruent

Being in harmony or agreement; when things align or match in a consistent way.

Psychology Career

A professional path that involves studying mental functions and behaviors, and often includes roles such as research, counseling, and clinical practice.

Thorndike

An American psychologist who developed the law of effect, which states that behaviors followed by pleasing consequences tend to be repeated, while those followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.

Milgram

Refers to Stanley Milgram, a psychologist known for his experiments on obedience, demonstrating people's willingness to follow authority figures' orders, even to the point of harming others.