At the football game, Meghan found herself focusing on and noting the behaviors of the people watching the game. Meghan was engaging in __________ observation.

A) applied
B) naturalistic
C) clinical
D) direct

Meghan was observing the natural behavior of people at a football game, making this naturalistic observation. Option A, applied observation, involves observing behavior in a specific context for a particular purpose. Option C, clinical observation, refers to the observation of a patient's behavior in a controlled clinical setting. Option D, direct observation, simply means observing behavior directly rather than through other sources.