A psychologist evaluated Ann, an eight-year-old child who has experienced difficulty in school. Ann seems to have an unusual learning disability. The psychologist sent questionnaires to 100 teachers to determine if they had ever seen similar cases
Based on the teachers' responses, the psychologist hypothesized that a particular diet might cause the learning problem. Therefore, she designed a study that would tell her if diet was the actual cause. In order, which research methods has this psychologist used?
a) experiment, case study, survey
b) case study, survey, experiment
c) correlation, case study, experiment
d) naturalistic observation, survey, experiment
ANS: b
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