Dr. Jung argues that increases in temperature are related to increases in aggression. To support his claim, he recorded the temperature each day and noted the number of reported assaults. More assaults were recorded on hotter days. In this study, temperature and aggression are
A)positively correlated
B)negatively correlated
C)causal variables
D)completely uncorrelated
E)both considered to be third variables

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Temperature and aggression are positively correlated in this study because as the temperature increases, the number of reported assaults also increases, indicating a direct relationship between the two variables.

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