Which of the following would constitute a "natural" experiment?
A)Conducting a survey of city park workers regarding their job satisfaction.
B)Doing a comparative analysis of families that choose to stay and those who choose to move out of a racially changing neighborhood to find out the underlying causes for the difference in their choices
C)Evaluating a drug courts program on drug user relapses
D)Presenting half of a classroom with a documentary on discrimination,then measuring student opinions on race.
E)Soliciting teenagers at a mall to view a new commercial and discuss their impressions

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A natural experiment involves observing or manipulating naturally occurring events, rather than artificially creating a situation. Option B involves analyzing the choices made by a group of individuals in response to a real-world situation, which is a naturally occurring event. The other options involve some form of manipulation or intervention by the researcher, making them less natural experiments.

Which of the Following Would Constitute a "Natural" Experiment