Harvey Is Interested in Doing a Study to Determine Whether

question 42

Multiple Choice

Harvey is interested in doing a study to determine whether a relationship exists between participating in college athletics and self-efficacy for academic work. Because Harvey is not interested in determining a cause-and-effect relationship, he would be best advised to do a(n) ____study.

• A) cross-sectional
• B) correlational
• C) experimental
• D) naturalistic observation

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