A researcher working for the National Zoo sat on benches near the monkey house and recorded the gender, age (in terms of adult or child), and apparent ethnic group membership of people who stopped to look at the exhibit. She also recorded amount of time they spent there. The researcher was conducting a(n) ________ study.
A) complete participant observation
B) observer as participant
C) participant as observer
D) nonparticipant observation

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This study is nonparticipant observation because the researcher is simply observing and recording data without actively participating in the situation.

A Researcher Working for the National Zoo Sat on Benches