Which type of research study would best be used to determine how aggressive children are while playing at a schoolyard during recess?

Question

Which type of research study would best be used to determine how aggressive children are while playing at a schoolyard during recess?

a. confounding

b. case study

c. introspection

d. naturalistic observation

e. experiment

Answer:

D. Naturalistic observation

Explanation:

Naturalistic research as opposed to analog research is reasearch whereby a subject is observed while subject is in his natural habitat and free of manipulation. This is illustrated in the example above where aggressive children could be observed while in their school playing ground. This would leave the subject oblivious of the observer and therefore subject would be his natural self.