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maychende

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A noted psychologist and environmentalist, Dr. Pigeon, has received a grant to study older persons' bird-feeding behavior in public parks. Dr. Pigeon has research assistants sit in public parks to unobtrusively collect the data. Dr. Pigeon has chosen a ____ research method.
 
  a. case study
  b. naturalistic observational
  c. controlled experimental
  d. survey

Question 2

Cornelius is interested in studying cooperation in children between the ages of two and six. He suspects that cooperation is greatest in groups of girls as opposed to groups of boys or coed groups. After carrying out his observation, he decides to examine the results to determine any relationships between gender and cooperation. Cornelius is planning to carry out a(n) ____.
 
  a. double-blind design
  b. random assignment
  c. experiment
  d. correlational study



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d



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