Dr. Dawson was interested in the effects of travel on cognitive development. So she asked 100 children (10-yr olds) where they had travelled and measured their cognitive development. She found that the more the children travelled, the higher their level of cognitive development. This study is best described as
A)an experiment
B)correlational
C)a survey
D)a case study
E)observational

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This study is best described as correlational because it examines the relationship between two variables (travel and cognitive development) without manipulating any of the variables, which is a key characteristic of correlational research.

Dr Dawson Was Interested in the Effects of Travel on Cognitive