(Scenario I) Why Do You Think the Researchers in Scenario

question 19

Multiple Choice

(Scenario I) Why do you think the researchers in Scenario I did not rely only on participants' behavioral diaries to assess mood and cognition?

• A) The researchers are unable to control the diary entries, making interpretation difficult.
• B) Participants could succumb to demand characteristics and simply write what they thought the researchers wanted to hear.
• C) Quantitative measures must always accompany behavioral diaries to establish validity.
• D) All of the above.

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