Erik observes that when he dresses in business casual, people seem more comfortable approaching him. He wants to know if this is true because it is very important to him that he meet new people at college. If Erik uses the scientific method to investigate this, what type of research would he be doing?

a) replication
b) experimental
c) basic
d) applied


Answer: a

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