A researcher wants to study the effect of child abuse on intellectual development. Which type of methodology would be ethically acceptable?
A)Correlational
B)Experimental
C)Both correlational and experimental
D)This research could not be conducted ethically.

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Correlational studies can ethically explore the relationship between child abuse and intellectual development without manipulating variables or exposing participants to harm. Experimental methods, which involve manipulation of variables, would be unethical in this context as they could not subject individuals to abuse for the sake of research.

A Researcher Wants to Study the Effect of Child Abuse