A researcher watches children on a playground to obtain measurements of their level of activity. Then the researcher watches the children's caregivers on the playground to obtain measurements of their level of verbal reprimanding of children. The researcher hopes to demonstrate that the caregivers verbal reprimanding is related to children's activity level. This researcher is using a ____ research strategy.
A) descriptive
B) correlational
C) experimental
D) scientific

Question

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The researcher is attempting to establish a relationship between two variables (verbal reprimanding and activity level) through observation, which is a characteristic of a correlational research strategy. Descriptive research is focused on describing a phenomenon, while experimental research involves manipulating variables to establish cause-and-effect relationships. "Scientific" is not a commonly used term to describe a research strategy.

A Researcher Watches Children on a Playground to Obtain Measurements