As They Walked Down the Street,participants (Who Were Unaware They

Multiple Choice

As they walked down the street,participants (who were unaware they were part of a study) were approached by a confederate posing as a panhandler (a person who begs for money) .The confederate asked the participant either for 75 cents or for whatever change he or she had handy.The researchers compared how much money participants gave across these two conditions.This is best characterized as which type of research design?

A) field experiment
B) natural experiment
C) correlational study
D) longitudinal study