A researcher plans to investigate how toddlers interact with each other, starting from the first time they meet. In the planned study, toddlers that do not know one another will be placed in a room with many interesting toys. Parents will be nearby. Researchers will record the toddlers' interaction and examine the videotapes at a later time. This type of research is best described as which of the following?
A) experiment
B) laboratory observation
C) naturalistic observation
D) cross-sectional design

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In a laboratory observation, researchers set up controlled situations designed to elicit the behavior of interest, which describes well the scenario in this item. Naturalistic observation is also an observational method, but refers to situations in which researchers go into everyday settings and observe unobtrusively rather than setting up a controlled situation.

A Researcher Plans to Investigate How Toddlers Interact with Each