How Is It That the Experimental Method Allows Researchers to Draw

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Essay

How is it that the experimental method allows researchers to draw cause-and-effect conclusions? Identify the critical elements of the experimental method and explain how each helps enable the development of valid causal conclusions.

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Definitions:

Psychoticism

A personality trait marked by aggressiveness, impulsivity, and a lack of empathy, often associated with risk for psychotic disorders.

Schizotypal Personality Disorder

An emotional disorder characterized by profound social phobia, cognitive disarray, feelings of persecution, dissociation from reality, episodic psychosis, and typically unorthodox beliefs.

African Americans

A term referring to citizens or residents of the United States who have full or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

European Americans

Individuals in the United States who are of European descent, forming a significant demographic group within the country's population.