A researcher is observing and taking notes on the interactions of a group of boys who hang out in an inner city neighborhood. Each day the researcher simply sits and records as much as possible about what he sees and hears from his surroundings in the neighborhood. The type of data collection this researcher is doing would best be described as:
A) Event sampling
B) Time-interval sampling
C) Naturalistic observation
D) Participant-observer

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The researcher is observing and recording interactions in a natural setting without intervening, which is characteristic of naturalistic observation.

A Researcher Is Observing and Taking Notes on the Interactions