Under What Circumstances Would a Natural (Or Quasi-) Experiment Be

question 150

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances would a natural (or quasi-) experiment be most useful?

• A)when the researcher wants to enhance the impact of observer influence
• B)when the nature of the behaviour being studied is correlational
• C)when strict random assignment cannot be used for ethical reasons
• D)when the researcher wants to obtain both cross-sectional and longitudinal data

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