A researcher concludes that frustrating people by giving them a task that is impossible to complete causes them to behave more aggressively. Only __________ warrants this type of conclusion.

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This conclusion is based on the manipulation of an independent variable (giving an impossible task) and observing the resulting behavior (aggression). Only experimental research can establish cause-and-effect relationships like this. Correlational research and observational research can suggest relationships but cannot establish causation, and archival analysis involves the examination of pre-existing data without any manipulation of variables.

A Researcher Concludes That Frustrating People by Giving Them a Task