Suppose you want to find out if using cell phones while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident.First,you form two groups of people,and you give members of one group
A test of driving ability while they are using a cell phone with the second group taking the
Driving test without using a cell phone.To determine how cell phone use affects driving,you
Used
A) naturalistic observation.
B) the experimental method.
C) the survey method.
D) a correlational study.

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The experimental method is the best choice because it allows the researcher to manipulate the independent variable (cell phone use while driving) and measure the effect on the dependent variable (likelihood of having an accident). This allows for a cause-and-effect relationship to be established.

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