Behavioral observation is used in many different types of research. What is the specific characteristic that differentiates the observational research design from other research using behavioral observation?
What will be an ideal response?
In the observational research design, behavioral observations are being used solely to describe the variables being observed. In other types of research, observations provide measurements that can be used to describe relationships between variables or to establish cause-and-effect relationships between variables.
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A. Recency effect B. Primacy effect C. Retroactive interference D. Proactive interference
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a. Round window b. Tensor tympani c. Tympanic membrane d. Tectorial membrane