Question 20 In an design the researcher assigns people to t

Question 20 In a(n) _______________ design, the researcher assigns people to treatment and control groups; whereas in a(n) __________ design the researcher examines existing relationships as they occur in real life.

options:

longitudinal; experimental.

experimental; correlational/naturalistic. sequential; correlational/naturalistic.

cross-sectional; longitudinal.

correlational/naturalistic; experimental.

Solution

In a(n) ____experimental___________ design, the researcher assigns people to treatment and control groups; whereas in a(n) ____naturalistic/correlational______ design the researcher examines existing relationships as they occur in real life.

in experimental design, researchers generally divide the participants into 2 groups -experimental and the control groups. later, induce changes in the experimental group and study them in comparison to control.

Naturalistic design includes studying the population in their natural habitats. it is recorded as observed.