In making scientific observations, pure objectivity

a. is only possible with naturalistic observation.
b. is only possible with experimentation.
c. is only possible with deviant-case analysis.
d. is never possible.


D

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FIll in the blank with correct word.

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Teachers systematically varied the amount of free play each day for a month, and Dr. Land's research assistants recorded the amount of unruliness children displayed each day. This study would best be described as a(n) a. correlational study. c. field experiment. b. laboratory experiment. d. quasi-experiment.

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children and adolescents? A) Children, when contrasted to adolescents,  are more likely to compare their grades to the performance of other peers. B) A low aptitude test score may have more important implications for adolescents than children. C) Adolescents have more achievement contexts to consider than children. D) The occupational aspirations and goals of adolescents may be more realistic than for children.

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