Researchers were doing a long-term study of children's relationships with their parent in the homes of the families.Before beginning to collect data,the observers visited each home a few times and set up their recording equipment and recorded behavior just as they would do in the data collection phase of their study.These early visits to the home were done to reduce reactivity.Which of the following techniques did these researchers use?
A)disguised observation
B)habituation
C)accommodation
D)interobserver reliability

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Habituation is a technique used to reduce reactivity in participants by exposing them to the research situation in a non-threatening manner prior to data collection. In this case, the researchers visited the homes a few times and set up their equipment to acclimate the children and parents to the research situation. Disguised observation involves observing participants without their knowledge, accommodation refers to the adjustment of a researcher's approach based on the participant's behavior or needs, and interobserver reliability is a measure of the agreement between two or more observers in their ratings or interpretations of behavior. None of these techniques are the most appropriate for reducing reactivity in this situation.

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