Why did the earliest psychological researchers concentrate largely on sensation?
a. Sensation is easier to study than many other psychological processes
b. At the time, government grants were available only for the study of sensation.
c. Theories at the time said that differences in sensation produced personality changes.
d. They believed that other types of psychological research were unethical.
a
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