Two researchers wanted to investigate the relationships between the Big Five personality traits (i.e., openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) and right wing authoritarianism, as well as how these factors combined to predict people's attitudes toward public schools. They conducted a survey to assess respondent's scores on these seven variables. What would be the most appropriate design to analyze these relationships?
A) hierarchical linear modeling
B) multiple regression
C) Pearson correlations between all possible bivariate combinations
D) structural equation modeling

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Multiple regression is appropriate for analyzing how multiple independent variables (the Big Five traits and right-wing authoritarianism) predict a dependent variable (attitudes toward public schools).

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