A group of students was asked to write an essay in support of the legalization of marijuana.They were paid $0.50.Another group of students received $2.00 for the same task.It was subsequently found that those students who received only $0.50 developed a more positive attitude towards the legalization of marijuana.The experiment in this study was using (the)
A)correlational method.
B)experimental method.
C)naturalistic observation.
D)survey research.

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The experiment involved manipulating the amount of payment given to the students and observing the effect on their attitudes towards the legalization of marijuana. This is an example of the experimental method, where the experimenter manipulates one variable (in this case, the amount of payment) and measures its effect on another variable (in this case, attitude towards marijuana legalization).

A Group of Students Was Asked to Write an Essay