Question

Cinda and Thom are in marriage counseling. Their therapist asks them, "Suppose you both had strong feelings about what school your child should attend, but you do not agree with each other. Cinda, you want private school. Thom, you want public school. Pretend you have to solve this problem. Discuss." The therapist then watches them deal with this hypothetical problem and gains insight into the nature of their marital conflict that she can use in working with them. The therapist is using:

Answer 1

Controlled observation.

Step-by-step explanation:

Controlled observation: This is one of the structured-observational study in which all the conditions are strained by the researcher only. The controlled observation might be carried out in a psychological laboratory setting and high in control because variables are being manipulated.

In this type of research, the researcher has all the powers to make decisions regarding the study, i.e, time and place of observation, circumstances, group of participants, and uses standardized procedure.