The most important reason for a psychologist to use converging operations is to
a. support inferences about processes that cannot be directly inferred.
b. replicate an experimental finding to insure its reliability.
c. increase precision of the dependent variable.
d. define a process in terms of its operations.
A
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a. ended his participation in household responsibilities. b. reawakened a prior psychosocial crisis. c. affected a reciprocal social role. d. prompted introjections of her spouse.
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