Which of the Following Methodological Approaches to a Research Project

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following methodological approaches to a research project on assimilation is a survey?

• A) A researcher sends two sets of Hispanic undergraduates out to interact with others and find out how people stigmatize one of two conditions: a student who speaks limited English or a student who is clearly fluent in English.
• B) A researcher examines the differences in assimilation rates of new immigrants in the United States vs.Europe.
• C) A researcher conducts a series of interviews with new immigrants to the United States who came from Central America.
• D) A researcher distributes paper questionnaires to new immigrant children in high school.

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