Correlational Research Broadens the Scope of Phenomena That Psychologists Can

question 138

Multiple Choice

Correlational research broadens the scope of phenomena that psychologists can study because it

• A) allows investigators to do research outside a laboratory setting.
• B) provides a way to investigate variables that cannot be manipulated.
• C) doesn't require that the variables be causally related to each other.
• D) involves research that does not intrude into the subjects' natural settings.

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