Alex is interested in studying aggressive driving patterns. He gets in his car, cuts some people off on the highway and has his passenger code how the other drivers react. Alex is using which of the following types of observational research?
A) Acknowledged participant
B) Acknowledged observer
C) Unacknowledged participant
D) Unacknowledged observer

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Alex is actively participating in the environment he is studying (aggressive driving patterns) without the knowledge of those being observed (the other drivers). This makes him an unacknowledged participant, as the subjects are unaware they are being studied.

Alex Is Interested in Studying Aggressive Driving Patterns