Gunnar observes that when he dresses in business casual, people seem more comfortable approaching him. He wants to know if this
is true because it is very important to him that he meet new people at college. If Gunnar uses the scientific method to investigate this, what type of research would he be doing?
Gunnar would be doing an applied research, because he is trying to find a solution to an issue. He is trying to find out if dressing in business casual makes people more comfortable around him. He is trying to answer the question because he wants to meet new people, and hence it is an applied research and not a basic research.
