In a study by Arthur-Banning, Wells, Baker & Hegreness (2009), trained observers watched more than a hundred sports games and recorded examples of positive and negative sportsmanship behaviors of parents, coaches, and athletes. The researchers were looking for links between the behaviors exhibited by coaches and parents, with the behaviors exhibited by student athletes. This study is an example of a:

a. quasi-experimental design.
b. case study design.
c. structured observational design.
d. naturalistic observational design.


Answer: d. naturalistic observational design.

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