While descriptive methods often help researchers develop hypotheses about what causes or affects a given behavior, they do not
A) answer questions about relationships among variables.
B) allow researchers to study behaviors in naturalistic settings.
C) include techniques for studying infants.
D) provide meaningful results with adolescents and adults.
A) answer questions about relationships among variables. Descriptive methods suggest possible factors or influences, but they cannot determine how those factors are causally related.
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