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.
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 technique being used in this scenario is unobtrusive observation, as the research assistants are posing as a married couple having a picnic and not directly interacting with the children being observed. A blind study design involves keeping either the participants or the researchers unaware of which group they are in, and delayed observation involves observing behavior after the fact. A double-blind study design involves neither the participants nor the researchers knowing which group they are in to prevent bias. None of these techniques fit the scenario described in the question. Therefore, the best choice is B.

Dr Ewell, a Developmental Psychologist, Is Planning on Conducting a Study