In the 1970s, a 13-year-old girl was found

locked up in a room, strapped to a potty chair. Since she had grown up in a world without human speech, researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words, grammar, and pronunciation. This type of research is called a ________.
a) case study

b) representative sample
c) single-blind study
d) naturalistic observation


ANS: a

Psychology

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