The Principal Disadvantage of the Descriptive/correlational Research Method Is

question 11

Multiple Choice

The principal disadvantage of the descriptive/correlational research method is

• A) because of practical or ethical reasons they cannot be used to study some research questions.
• B) since researchers cannot control variables of interest, conclusions concerning cause and effect relationships are not appropriate.
• C) they do not allow the researcher to describe behavior.
• D) they frequently observe behavior in artificial situations.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

The process of acquiring knowledge by forming connections between stimuli in the environment and those that occur naturally.

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Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning schedule in which only a subset of responses is reinforced, leading to more resistant and persistent behavior.

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a previously eliminated conditioned response following a period of no exposure.