Archival Research Is Considered to Be a Nonreactive Method of Data

Multiple Choice

Archival research is considered to be a nonreactive method of data collection because

A) the compilers of the archives will be deceased at the time of the archival analysis
B) most often the records were kept for reasons unrelated to behavioral research
C) archival records may be assumed to be error free
D) studying public records never poses questions of ethics or values