A researcher is interested in how toddlers perceive emotions. The researcher brings toddlers into a room and presents them with different photographs of faces, each representing a different emotion. The toddlers are asked to point to different emotions as the researcher reads them aloud. This is an example of what type of research design?
A) correlational
B) sampling behavior with tasks
C) self-report
D) naturalistic observation

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This is an example of sampling behavior with tasks, as the toddlers are being asked to demonstrate their perception of emotions through pointing to different photographs as the researcher reads them aloud. It is not correlational, since the researcher is not examining the relationship between different variables. It is not self-report, since the toddlers are not being asked to verbally report on their emotions. It is also not naturalistic observation, since the toddlers are not simply being observed in their natural environment without any manipulation or involvement from the researcher.

A Researcher Is Interested in How Toddlers Perceive Emotions