Dr.Ewell,a developmental psychologist,is planning on conducting a study that involves watching children play together to determine how sharing behavior occurs in same-sex friend pairs compared to opposite-sex friend pairs.

-Given the scenario above,Dr.Ewell decides to collect his data at a neighborhood park.He has his two research assistants pose as a married couple having a picnic.While having their picnic,they take detailed records of the sharing behavior of the children and note whether the pairs are same sex or opposite sex.This technique is known as:

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Dr.Ewell,a developmental psychologist,is planning on conducting a study that involves watching children play together to determine how sharing behavior occurs in same-sex friend pairs compared to opposite-sex friend pairs.

-Given the scenario above,Dr.Ewell decides to collect his data at a neighborhood park.He has his two research assistants pose as a married couple having a picnic.While having their picnic,they take detailed records of the sharing behavior of the children and note whether the pairs are same sex or opposite sex.This technique is known as:

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The described technique is an example of unobtrusive observation where the researcher or their presence does not interfere with the behavior being observed. The research assistants posing as a married couple having a picnic allows them to closely observe the children's behavior without being noticed as researchers. A blind study design involves withholding information from either the participants or the researchers to prevent bias, delayed observation involves observing and collecting data at a later time, and a double-blind study design involves both the participants and researchers being unaware of which group they are in to prevent bias. None of these techniques accurately describe the scenario described in the question.

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