Verbal reports are likely to be more useful in some areas of psychology than in others. For each of the following topics, discuss the pros and cons of using verbal reports. For those cases in which you think verbal reports cannot be used, suggest better methods:
a. Studying strategies by which people remember their childhood experiences when asked to do so
b. Studying sexual behavior of college students
c. Studying people’s mental processes that occur when they decide to buy one product rather than another
d. Studying the reasons why one person likes another
e. Studying what factors affect visual illusions