Question

Professor Scott is a psychologist conducting research on the behavior of children. He observes them in an amusement park as they take turns on the new carousel. He records how many times a child complains to his or her parent about not getting a turn. In this scenario, which goal of psychological science is Professor Scott utilizing in his research?

Answer 1

Answer:

to describe

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that in this research the Professor is utilizing the goal of to describe. This refers to trying to describe a specific behavior or phenomenon in order to use that description as a basis for learning more about that specific behavior or phenomenon. Which in this scenario would be the children complaining about not getting a turn on the carousel.

Answer 2

Answer:

to describe

Explanation:

Scott is a researcher that focuses on describing, he does so by simply observing the way the children act.

In other words through direct observation, he can identify that many times the child complains to the parents and there is nothing beyond that observation.

No conclusion is drawn or any hypothesis is suggested, he merely observes and therefore describes the behavior he identifies.

The observation of happenings is often a prerequisite to any research of any field in sciences.