As part of an assignment, Bill's class was asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire on prejudice. Which research method was Bill's professor using?
a) field experiment
b) survey
c) naturalistic observation
d) laboratory experiment
ANS: B, Surveys can be completed anonymously so that the answers are not associated with any individual respondent. Surveys are very useful at assessing attitudes or opinions in a given sample of individuals.
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