Zoe 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 left for a college in Spain. She took notes each day on her parents' behavior and kept a diary on her own reactions. Zoe was using the technique called __________.
A. participant observation
B. family survey
C. observer bias
D. attribution effect
Answer: A
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