A psychologist studying child abuse discovered that parents who abuse their children were frequently mistreated themselves by their parents when they were younger. This approach to gaining knowledge is most like which of the following social science methods of research?

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The correlational method involves examining the relationship between two variables without manipulating them. In this case, the psychologist is exploring the relationship between a person's experience of being abused as a child and their likelihood of abusing their own children. This approach does not involve experimentation or objective introspection, and while the psychologist may have used case studies of individual families to support their findings, this is not the defining characteristic of the correlational method.

A Psychologist Studying Child Abuse Discovered That Parents Who Abuse