Kanisha is interested in determining whether having snow on Christmas makes people feel more interpersonal warmth. All of her participants completed a measure of interpersonal warmth prior to Christmas, and then completed the measure of interpersonal warmth following snow on Christmas. She is looking at whether there is a unique change in the participants' overall feelings of interpersonal warmth and socialization change as a result of experiencing a snowy holiday. Kanisha is using which type of methodology?
A) within-subjects
B) between-subjects
C) hybrid design
D) marginal design

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Kanisha is using a within-subjects design because the same group of participants is being measured on the same variable (interpersonal warmth) before and after a specific event (snow on Christmas), allowing for the observation of changes within the same individuals over time.

Kanisha Is Interested in Determining Whether Having Snow on Christmas