Kerri wanted to study the effects of having the oldest child in a family go off to college.She decided to use her own family after her brother went off to a college in France.She took notes each day on her parents' behavior and kept a diary on her own reactions.Kerri was using the technique called ________.
A)participant observation
B)family survey
C)observer bias
D)attribution effect

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Kerri is directly observing and taking notes on her own family's behavior, which is the definition of participant observation. The other options do not accurately describe what Kerri is doing.

Kerri Wanted to Study the Effects of Having the Oldest