An advantage of naturalistic observation is that
a. clear cause-and-effect relationships can be identified.
b. behavior has not been tampered with by outside influences.
c. the correlation between events can be carefully estimated.
d. one can predict the behavior of large groups of subjects from the findings.
B
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a. both cognitions and feelings of helplessness are learned and that depression results from learned helplessness b. cognitions and but not feelings of helplessness are learned and that depression results from learned helplessness c. feelings but not cognitions of helplessness are learned and that depression results from learned helplessness d. high levels of negative cognitions coupled with stress results in depression
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A. affective disorders B. anxiety disorders C. modern neurotic disorders D. dissociative disorders
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