A researcher wanted to know if white shoppers might be inclined to stay away from visible-minority salespeople.The researcher set up a hidden camera in a store in which both white and black salespeople were employed and counted the number of white shoppers who initiated conversations with the white and black salespeople.This type of study is best described as ______.

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This study is best described as unobtrusive research, as the researcher is not directly interfering with the environment or participants (as would be the case in an experiment), but rather observing behavior in a natural setting using a hidden camera.

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