AP PSYCHOLOGY

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RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is that the research may not be a representative sample of the general population and doesn’t yield reliable conclusions about behavior.
A
Case Study
B
Survey
C
Observational
D
Correlational
E
Experiments
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. The disadvantage of this method of descriptive research is that the data is limited to only answering the question(s) asked. These limitations lead to biases, ambiguous conclusions, and low participation rates among research populations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Descriptive research refers to the methods that describe the characteristics of the variables under study. This methodology focuses on answering questions relating to “what” than the “why” of the research subject.

Detailed explanation-3: -A respondent’s reason for not buying a particular product that was sent in the mail as a sample is not an example of descriptive research.

Detailed explanation-4: -These are the kinds of considerations researchers must make when working through the design. The experimental method is the only research method that can measure cause and effect relationships between variables.

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