'Finding Nemo' (an animated children's film) and a Harry Potter movie are both showing at the same time at the local theatre. You decide to conduct a study in which you measure children's levels of empathy as they leave the theatre. Which of the following best describes this research?
A) naturalistic observation
B) quasi-experimental research
C) experimental research

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Quasi-experimental research is the best description because the study involves observing differences in behavior (levels of empathy) between groups (children watching different movies) without manipulating variables. Unlike true experiments, the researcher does not randomly assign participants to conditions.

'Finding Nemo' (An Animated Children's Film) and a Harry Potter