Question

A researcher is interested in determining if infant crying and caretaker responses are different in developed and developing nations. she trains her research assistants to watch and record babies' behaviors in 3-minute increments, including variations in crying (e.g., whimpering, pain cries, etc.), as well as caregiver responses (e.g., holding, speaking, etc.). she then chooses 50 participants in four different countries to be included in her study. what type of research design is she using?

Answer 1

The type of research design that she is using is the naturalistic observation. Naturalistic observation is defined as a kind of research method by which scientists or psychologist made use of by having to be able to observe subjects in their natural place or environment that they are into.