A Local Hospital Wanted to Assess the Way Its Patients

question 186

Multiple Choice

A local hospital wanted to assess the way its patients were being treated. The hospital hired several researchers to act as patients and record the way hospital personnel handled the admitting and preliminary evaluation procedures. In this example, the researchers hired by the hospital were engaged in

• A) case study research.
• B) naturalistic observation.
• C) correlational research.
• D) survey research.

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