AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as
A
naturalistic observation
B
experimentation
C
case study
D
random sampling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as: naturalistic observation. Correlation refers to the extent to which two variables: vary together.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1960 Jane Goodall pioneered the study of chimpanzees in the wild, showing the world how similar chimpanzee behavior is to that of humans, and helping to demonstrate the close evolutionary relationship of the two species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jane Goodall observed the behavior of chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa, to obtain data.

Detailed explanation-4: -Comparative psychology often utilizes a comparative method to study animal behavior. The comparative method involves comparing the similarities and differences among species to gain an understanding of evolutionary relationships.

Detailed explanation-5: -Experimental research, often called true experimentation, uses the scientific method to establish the cause-effect relationship among a group of variables that make up a study.

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