Dr.Mallette is studying the effects of toy choices on aggressive behaviour in preschool children.To do this,she has two groups of children that each have access to different types of toys.The Violent Group has access to violent toys (guns,wrestling dolls,handcuffs),and the Non-Violent Group has access to non-violent toys (tea party set,colouring books,toy trucks).For each group,she records the number of aggressive acts performed.What kind of research method is Dr.Mallette using?
A) naturalistic observation
B) experiment
C) survey
D) case study

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Dr. Mallette is using an experiment because she has two groups of children that each have access to different types of toys (independent variable) and she is recording the number of aggressive acts performed (dependent variable) to test the effects of toy choices on aggressive behavior in preschool children.

DrMallette Is Studying the Effects of Toy Choices on Aggressive