In contrast to experiments, _______________ use techniques including observation or self-reports to provide a detailed picture of specific behaviors, such as how often they occur and under what conditions
A) correlational studies
B) cross-sectional methods
C) descriptive methods
D) psychoanalytic studies
C) descriptive methods Observation and self-report are typical forms of data collected in a study that uses descriptive methods.
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What type of research did Masters and Johnson primarily conduct?
a) face-to-face surveys b) phone surveys c) laboratory investigations d) naturalistic observations
Teenage pregnancies are a far greater problem today than several decades ago because
A) most public schools teach abstinence only, which does little to prepare teens for safe sex. B) the stigma of teenage parenthood is much worse and many couples refuse to adopt the baby of a teenage mother. C) adolescents are far less likely to marry before childbirth, increasing the negative consequences for both mother and baby. D) most adolescents lack the knowledge and resources to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies.