In a research project investigating power relationships in speech, first-semester college freshman and college seniors were invited to a laboratory in equal numbers. There, they were asked to chat and get to know each other before the real experiment began. The researchers actually analyzed the number of interruptions that people made in the course of a conversation. This is an example of __________ research.
A) Naturalistic observation
B) Participant observer
C) Laboratory observation
D) Archival

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The fact that participants were invited to a laboratory and asked to chat before the experiment indicates that this is a type of laboratory observation. The researchers analyzed the number of interruptions made during the conversation, which is a measure of power relationships in speech.

In a Research Project Investigating Power Relationships in Speech, First-Semester