N.A. has a damaged hippocampus, and psychiatrists visit him weekly for two years. During these visits, they test his memory and IQ. One of the limitations of this case study is that it ____.?
a. ?may cause N.A. to behave differently because he knows he is being observed
b. ?is susceptible to confounds and experimenter bias
c. ?may only contain information the psychiatrists deem important
d. ?only shows cause and effect, not relationships between variables
ANSWER:
c
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