In Sherman and Berk's (1984) study of the effect of arrest on future domestic violence, police officers determined which subjects would be arrested based on random selection, made while officers were responding to actual calls for domestic disturbances. Their study is a good example of:
A) A double-blind study
B) A quasi-experimental design
C) A field experiment
D) The use of matching in group assignment
E) A Solomon Four Group design

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The study conducted by Sherman and Berk is a field experiment because it was conducted in a setting that is more natural than a laboratory or controlled environment. The police officers randomly selected who would be arrested during actual calls for domestic disturbance, which is a real-life situation.

In Sherman and Berk's (1984) Study of the Effect of Arrest