Professor Swenson Is Interested in University Students' Reactions to the Death

question 63

Multiple Choice

Professor Swenson is interested in university students' reactions to the death of a popular rock star.For two weeks,Professor Swenson spends one hour a day in a popular cafeteria,inconspicuously listening to students,joining in their conversations when the topic of the dead rock star comes up,and recording what the students have to say.Professor Swenson is conducting ________ research.

• A) interactive experimentation
• B) ethnographic
• C) historical
• D) correlational
• E) archival

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