If a social researcher selects a group of students, tests them to determine their level of prejudice against Native Americans, exposes them to Native American history, then retests them to determine whether the level of prejudice has changed, she is using which of the following strategies for collecting information?

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The researcher is using an experiment strategy where she is manipulating an independent variable (exposure to Native American history) to observe its effect on the dependent variable (level of prejudice). The pre-test and post-test design is a common feature of experiments.

If a Social Researcher Selects a Group of Students, Tests