Joe decides to study how insects behave in their everyday life. He watches some ladybugs in his back yard, and codes whether they are either living alone, living in groups, or living in pairs. Joe's observational system is based on the use of which of the following?
A) Archival data
B) Content coding
C) Behavioral categories
D) Case analysis

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Joe's observational system is based on behavioral categories because he is classifying the observed behavior of ladybugs into distinct groups (living alone, living in groups, or living in pairs), which is a method of organizing and interpreting behaviors into predefined categories.

Joe Decides to Study How Insects Behave in Their Everyday