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Question 2 1 pts Loretta and her friend Simon sat on a bench in the food court at the mall all day on Saturday to observe communication and eating patterns of different ages, sexes, and ethnicities. Loretta and Simon needed this information to complete a paper for their sociology class and had decided in advance what behaviors they wanted to focus on. Their project is an example of O laboratory observation analog study O systematic observation O participant observation

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Option A is incorrect as laboratory observation is done in a controlled environment .

Option B is incorrect as Analogy study involves comparison of two variables .

Option C is correct as Systematic observation involves observing a particular trait or variable . In our example both the researchers have already decided about what particular traits they want to observe .

Option D is incorrect as participant observation involves active participation by the observers also .