Dr. Sears, a psychologist, observes that the more time individuals spend in a department store, the more purchases they tend to make. The research method used in this study is ________ method.

A. the nonexperimental
B. an operational
C. a confounded
D. a curvilinear


Answer: A

Psychology

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