Let's say you sit in the lobby of your class building to discover whether students are more nonverbally stressed out when they have 10 minutes between their classes (MWF) or when they have 15 minutes (Tu/Th). You look for certain nonverbal behaviors deemed stressful by earlier research; you count the numbers of them on the two different class schedule days for a two-week period. Then you analyze your findings. What form of research would you be using?
A) Linguistic Distinction.
B) Field Studies.
C) Norm of Reciprocity.
D) Data Analysis and Application.
E) None of the above.

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The method of observing and counting nonverbal behaviors in a real-world setting (the lobby of the class building) is an example of field studies. The researcher is not manipulating any variables or gathering data through surveys or interviews, making options A, C, and D incorrect. Option E can also be eliminated since the researcher is conducting a form of research.

Let's Say You Sit in the Lobby of Your Class