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In order to carefully control conditions and confirm or disconfirm a hypothesis about the causes of behavior, one must

a. engage in naturalistic observation.

b. develop a causal correlation.

c. perform an experiment.

d. conduct a survey.

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The answer should be C.) perform an experiment.
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User JP Maulion
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Answer:

The answer is C. In order to carefully control conditions and confirm or disconfirm a hypothesis about the causes of behavior, one must perform an experiment.

Step-by-step explanation:

Experimental research allows the researcher to control all the variables in order to create the conditions that can confirm or disconfirm a hypothesis. This method aimes to establish a relation of causality between two variables, which means that one variable is generated and determined by the other; this is posible because all of the other variables that can influence it have been controlled.

When a researcher conducts a survey or engages in naturalistic observation, he can't control the variables, therefore, he can only establish a correlation between two variables, but not of causality.

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