Naturalistic observation is an important method in developmental psychology because it
a. can tell us what people do in everyday life.
b. is easily conducted in a laboratory setting.
c. readily leads to the discovery of cause-effect relationships.
d. untangles age effects from cohort effects.
a. can tell us what people do in everyday life.
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