Dr. Haupt has discovered that often, abusive parents themselves had parents who used harsh physical punishment on them. Having discovered this will most likely allow Dr. Haupt to fulfill which goal of psychology?
a. ?predicting behavior
b. ?describing behavior
c. ?controlling behavior
d. ?explaining behavior
ANSWER:
a
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