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Compare and contrast how the psychologist as a detective (a researcher) solves a problem to how a non-researcher solves a problem. Please be sure to discuss the following concepts in your detailed discussion: intuition, hearsay, literature review, hypothesis, research plan, scientific method, problem identification, nonsystematic and systematic sources, ethics and ethical procedures

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Psychologists and scientific research are examined. The expert compares and contrasts how the psychologist as a detective solves a problem to how a non-researcher solves a problem.

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Psychologists work as research psychologists. In a way, they could be called investigators. But, then, human behavior is scientific in many ways, but not in all. That is why, naturalistic observation, and in case of therapy, talk and humanistic therapies are used, to make the person, in charge of exploring the factors, causes, reasons and elements related to whatever the ...

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