Two developmental psychologists decided to observe prosocial behaviour in nursery-aged children. One of the behavioural categories the psychologists decided to record was 'comforting behaviour'.
It would be important for the psychologists to agree on what is meant by 'comforting behaviour' before they started the observation. Briefly explain why.
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