A behavioral scientist wishes to know more about the walking habits of university students across a particular campus sidewalk.She positions herself out of sight of the students who are walking and records the time required for several of them to pass between two fixed points along the sidewalk.This study is best described as a(n)_____ study.
A) observational
B) educational
C) experimental
D) scientific

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This study is observing and recording the walking habits of university students, without manipulating or interfering with their behavior. Therefore, it is an observational study.

A Behavioral Scientist Wishes to Know More About the Walking