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:

Intrapsychic Script

An internal framework comprising an individual's desires, motivations, and experiences that guide their behavior and emotional responses.

Sexual Script

Socially constructed narratives and expectations about how individuals should behave in sexual or romantic contexts.

Interpersonal Scripts

Created when individuals use the general sexual guidelines they have learned from cultural scripts and adapt them to specific social situations.

Homophobia

The irrational fear, dislike, hatred, intolerance, and ignorance toward and the marginalization of non-heterosexuals.