A Researcher Plans to Study the Relationship Between People's Smoking

question 37

Multiple Choice

A researcher plans to study the relationship between people's smoking behavior and their tendency to have minor physical illnesses (such as colds or the flu) . MOST likely, he will use correlational research for the study because

• A)correlational studies are always the "first choice" of researchers.
• B)it is not practical or ethical to manipulate people's smoking behavior.
• C)correlational studies allow the researcher to draw strong cause-and-effect conclusions.
• D)the university does not allow smoking in the psychology building.

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