Reggie is curious about how many women versus men shake the handle of the gas pump after they are done fueling their automobiles. Reggie positions himself inside a minimart, where he appears to be a shopper, but all the while he is casually looking out a large window and recording the pump behavior of women and men at the fueling stations. What type of research is Reggie conducting?

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Walsh

15 December, 14:08

Reggie is curious about how many women versus men shake the handle of the gas pump after they are done fueling their automobiles. Reggie positions himself inside a minimart, where he appears to be a shopper, but all the while he is casually looking out a large window and recording the pump behavior of women and men at the fueling stations. What type of research is Reggie conducting?

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Omar Leblanc · Answer 1

Naturalistic Observation

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Naturalistic Observation: A research method often used by social scientists and psychologists. This research method involves observing the participants in their natural environment. This method is qualitative and uses a non-experimental technique. The phenomenon of interest or the behavior of the participant is directly observed and recorded by the experimenter or the researcher, whose presence might be unknown or known to the participants.