The study by Freedman and Fraser (1966), in which housewives were called on the phone and asked for permission to have a consumer group come to their home and classify all their household products, is an example of

A) a laboratory experiment.
B) a field experiment.
C) systematic observation in naturally occurring settings.
D) participant observation.


Answer: B

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