A Group of Students Was Asked to Write an Essay

question 143

Multiple Choice

A group of students was asked to write an essay in support of the legalization of marijuana. They were paid $.50 each. Another group of students received $2.00 each for performing the same task. It was subsequently found that those students who received only $.50 each developed a more positive attitude toward the legalization of marijuana. The researcher in this study was using the ________ method of research.

• A) correlational
• B) survey
• C) naturalistic observation
• D) experimental

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