Roberta is interested in whether people communicate differently when utilizing technology
A) prediction
B) explanation
C) description
D) replication
E)g., online chatting or e-mail) than in face-to-face conversations. She begins by simply observing conversations that occur in the two environments to get a better sense of the variables that should be investigated. This initial step of simply observing behavior would correspond to which of the following objectives of psychological research:

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Roberta's initial step of simply observing conversations to understand the variables involved corresponds to the description objective of psychological research, which involves observing and noting the phenomena to analyze them as a preliminary step before forming predictions or explanations.

Roberta Is Interested in Whether People Communicate Differently When Utilizing