alleryStart learning →Correlational research is useful because it reveals the strength and direction of a relationship, but it cannot establish:
AStrength
BCausation
CCorrelation
DDirection
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Causation
1. The limits of a method matter as much as what it can do.
2. Correlational research is useful because it allows us to discover the strength and direction of relationships that exist between two variables.
3. Correlation does not indicate causation.
4. Only an experiment with manipulation and random assignment supports a causal claim.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'Psychological Research', sections 2.1-2.4_
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