Kerri Wanted to Study the Effects of Having the Oldest

question 5

Multiple Choice

Kerri wanted to study the effects of having the oldest child in a family go off to college.She decided to use her own family after her brother went off to a college in France.She took notes each day on her parents' behavior and kept a diary of her own reactions.Kerri was using the technique called ____________________.

• A)participant observation
• B)family survey
• C)observer bias
• D)attribution effect

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