Research Methods That Depict Behaviour but Are Not Necessarily Causal

question 108

Multiple Choice

Research methods that depict behaviour but are not necessarily causal explanations are called:

• A) significance tests.
• B) experimental methods.
• C) descriptive methods.
• D) single-blind studies.

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