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1 A researcher has participants rate their mood on a scale after viewing different color combinations. She wonders how color combinations make people feel. How would you classify this research?Descriptive or explanatory?Quantitative or qualitative?Basic or applied?

2 A clinical psychologist, after reading the research on color and mood, decides to conduct his therapy sessions in two rooms, one painted in warm colors that tend to be calming, and one painted in colors that have no effect on mood. He hopes that his clients will be more forthcoming in the warm room. How would you classify this research?Descriptive or explanatory?Basic or applied?Laboratory or field?

3 A developmental psychologist compares the risky decision making of preteens and teens. How would you classify this research?Descriptive or explanatory?Cross-sectional or longitudinal?