Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
Theories of Personality (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305652958
Author: Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 17RQ

52958-1-17RQ                                                                                   AID: 1825 | 22/2/2019

Summary Introduction

To explain:

Three requirements of scientific research that are met by an experimental method

Introduction:

The experimental method is a method used in psychology to describe, predict and also explain the cause of a particular behavior or phenomenon by using controlled conditions. Experimental method can provide information about the cause and effect relationship that other methods simply fail to do. It involves manipulation of a variable (independent variable) to study its effect under controlled conditions on another variable (dependent variable).

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