Correlational Research Is Most Useful for Purposes of

question 267

Multiple Choice

Correlational research is most useful for purposes of

• A) explanation.
• B) prediction.
• C) control.
• D) replication.

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Definitions:

Environmental Cause

A factor in the surrounding environment that contributes to the development or outcome of a condition or event.

Dispositional Attributions

Explanations for behavior that ascribe actions to inherent personality traits rather than external situations or circumstances.

Situational Attributions

The process of explaining one's own behavior or the behavior of others by attributing it to external circumstances or situational factors.

Actor-observer Bias

A tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to their internal traits or dispositions.