A researcher counts the number of people wearing football team T-shirts on a college campus in years when the team is having a good versus a bad season. He finds that more people wear the shirts in years when the team is doing well. This is best conceptualized as an example of:
A) experimental research.
B) field research.
C) longitudinal research.
D) pilot research.
Answer: B) field research.
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A. estimated standard error B. estimated standard deviation C. standard error D. standard deviation
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a) pheromones b) sympathy c) synesthesia d) stereoscopy
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a) moratorium b) dissociation c) stagnation d) identity diffusion
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