Dr. smith is conducting research on the levels of achievement motivation in the country of spadia. he is studying the behaviors of different religious groups to determine the correlation between religious upbringing and the need to achieve. in this scenario, dr. smith is most likely using the approach in his research.

I believe the answer is: Sociocultural approach

Sociocultural approach of research refers to the perspective that see exploration of a certain culture would influences our behaviour. The sociocultural approach is based on the assumption that behaviour is obtained through learning rather than genetics.

answer; implicit memories explicit;

answer; independent variable;