Dr.Donelian wants to reduce his students' perceptions that psychological research merely documents the obvious.His best strategy would be to ask the students to
A) describe how research predictions were derived from basic psychological principles.
B) predict the outcomes of research studies before they are told the actual results.
C) explain the outcomes of research studies after they are told the actual results.
D) engage in naturalistic observation.

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Asking students to predict the outcomes of research studies before revealing the actual results can effectively demonstrate that psychological research findings are not always intuitive or obvious. This approach challenges students to engage with the material actively and can lead to a greater appreciation of the complexity and value of psychological research when their predictions do not always match the actual outcomes.

DrDonelian Wants to Reduce His Students' Perceptions That Psychological Research