A researcher wants to study the effect of marriage on one's happiness and overall life satisfaction. The sample includes married couples and unmarried cohabiting partners and her method includes interviews. What would be the reason for choosing to conduct a quasi-experiment?
A)Couples are usually not honest when talking about themselves.
B)Research participants cannot be randomly assigned.
C)Happiness is a subjective emotion and is difficult to measure.
D)Divorce rates have been steadily increasing over the years.

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In a quasi-experiment, participants cannot be randomly assigned to conditions or groups because of ethical or practical reasons. In this case, individuals cannot be randomly assigned to be married or unmarried, making a quasi-experimental design necessary.

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