A researcher was interested in whether extraversion is related to drug use. He administered a measure of extraversion, along with a questionnaire regarding drug use, to 200 respondents, then looked at the relationship between the scores on the two measures. This is an example of ________ research.
A)correlational
B)post hoc
C)experimental
D)descriptive

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The researcher is examining the relationship between two variables (extraversion and drug use) without manipulating any of them, which is characteristic of correlational research.

A Researcher Was Interested in Whether Extraversion Is Related to Drug