Erickson and Colleagues (2011)randomly Assigned Older Adults to One of Two

question 83

Multiple Choice

Erickson and colleagues (2011) randomly assigned older adults to one of two activities: a gentle stretching condition or a more intense aerobic exercise condition.Because Erickson and colleagues randomly assigned participants to the activities and because they deliberately manipulated the activity,their investigation is an example of the _____ research method.

• A) correlational
• B) experimental
• C) case study
• D) naturalistic observation

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