The Textbook Notes That,"using Naturalistic Observation,researchers Found That Women Choose

question 69

Multiple Choice

The textbook notes that,"using naturalistic observation,researchers found that women choose lower-calorie meals when eating with men than when eating with other women." The fact that the researchers used naturalistic observation means that:

• A) they used random assignment and manipulated variables,such as whether women ate with men or with other women.
• B) women were studied in everyday environments,such as cafés.
• C) they gathered data mainly through questionnaires.
• D) very few participants were studied.

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