Dr. Smith is involved in a project to observe how college students interact with one another as they come from and go to their classes. He believes that students will deal with stress by engaging in boisterous behaviour. With permission from the university, he watches students and records the types of interactions they have as they walk past him. Because Dr. Smith is involved in a careful process of observing social reality and testing the validity of his ideas, he is engaged in research.

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The passage states that Dr. Smith is engaging in a process of observing social reality and testing the validity of his ideas, which is characteristic of research.

Dr Smith Is Involved in a Project to Observe How