Which of the Following Is an Important Advantage of the Descriptive/correlational

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an important advantage of the descriptive/correlational research method?

• A) They reflect actual behaviour.
• B) They allow close control over variables.
• C) They explain cause and effect.
• D) There is less of a concern of researcher and participant biases.

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Definitions:

Human Genetic Diversity

The variation in genetic makeup among individuals within the human species.

Monophyletic Group

A set of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

Molecular Homoplasy

The occurrence of similar or identical molecular sequences in different species not due to shared ancestry but convergent evolution or other processes.

Morphological Homoplasy

The occurrence of similar body structures in different species not due to common ancestry, often resulting from convergent evolution.