Causation Cannot Be Inferred from Correlational Studies? Why Is This

question 66

Multiple Choice

Causation cannot be inferred from correlational studies? Why is this so?

• A) because correlational studies suffer from a lack of construct validity
• B) because correlational studies do not involve the manipulation of variables
• C) because one can only infer causation from studies conducted in the lab
• D) because researchers have too much control over the variables in correlational research

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