Kevin and Cheryl has completed their first day of naturalistic obeservation of adolesents at the local hligh school. As they discussed their experiences during the day, they found that they were both concerned about the difference their presence in the classrooms made on adolesent behavior. This is an inprotant question since, in truly naturalistic research, researchers: A) connot be unobservable. B)cannot manipulaate the independent vaiable. C)cannot be seen, and not heard. D)must not change the situation.
I think it is D
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In naturalistic observation, the observers can be able to be seen and heard, if that does not change the situation. Although seen and heard observers might change the situation, very often the subjects become accustomed to having them around and resume normal behaviors.
I was right is was D.