How has widespread use of the scientific method improved cognitive psychology?

A. Researchers have become more reliant on self-reporting and more complex in their theorizing.
B. It has made researchers use direct measurements of the processes they observe.
C. Use of the scientific method has done little to improve cognitive psychology.
D. It provides researchers with a common set of core principles they can all agree on and use.


Answer: D

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