A researcher conducts a study in which students in Germany and the United States are asked to rate the extent to which they would be disappointed if they weren't accepted into the college of their choice.The researcher predicts that there will be differences between the two groups of students on these variables.This study is best characterized as:

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This study is best characterized as a quasi-experiment because the researcher is not randomly assigning participants to different groups (i.e. being from Germany or the United States), but rather is observing pre-existing group differences. Additionally, the researcher is manipulating one variable (college acceptance) to see how it affects the participants' disappointment ratings.

A Researcher Conducts a Study in Which Students in Germany