A researcher interested in children's moral development is curious about whether children who come from large, extended families are more compassionate than children with only one sibling. Which research method would be most effective in assessing the relationship between children's empathy and family size?

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Correlational research is most effective for assessing the relationship between two variables (in this case, children's empathy and family size) without manipulating any variables. This method allows researchers to determine whether there is a statistical relationship between family size and levels of compassion in children.

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