When we use our observations to make a detailed record of everything that occurs in a stream of behavior, we can
A) carefully control and manipulate the variables we are interested in.
B) infer the causes of the behaviors that we are observing.
C) generalize our results to other children in similar circumstances.
D) use it to generate new hypotheses for future research.

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Observing and recording behaviors can provide researchers with a wealth of detail and information, which can be used to generate new hypotheses and guide future research. It does not necessarily lead to control over variables or the ability to infer causes of behaviors, and generalization to other contexts or individuals may require additional methods or data.

When We Use Our Observations to Make a Detailed Record