In the early 1930s, anthropologist Margaret Mead lived among the people of Samoa. She recorded their behaviors and spent long hours talking with them, particularly with the young girls in whose development she was most interested. Her approach to gaining knowledge represents which of the following social science methods?

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Margaret Mead's approach of observing and conversing with the people of Samoa is an example of naturalistic observation, which involves observing and recording behaviors in a natural setting without interfering or manipulating the environment. The other options (B, C, and D) are different social science methods that do not apply to Mead's approach in Samoa.

In the Early 1930s, Anthropologist Margaret Mead Lived Among the People