Which of the Following Statements About Research in Psychology Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about research in psychology is true?

• A) All research in psychology involves experiments.
• B) Psychologists view basic research and applied research as complementary.
• C) Researchers observe correlations between variables to make causal inferences about behavior.
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Awareness

The state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects, or sensory patterns.

Distal Stimulus

An object or event in the external world that produces sensory input, as opposed to the perception (proximal stimulus) that this object or event creates in the observer's mind.

Percept

The end product of the process of perception, integrating sensory input to form a meaningful internal representation of the external world.

Visual Perception

The brain's process of organizing and interpreting visual information from the environment, enabling us to recognize objects and landscapes.