If a Researcher Discovers That Parental Use of Physical Punishment

If a researcher discovers that parental use of physical punishment is positively correlated with children's aggression, we would conclude that:

A) parents who use greater amounts of physical punishment tend to have aggressive children.
B) use of physical punishment causes increases in aggression among children.
C) parents who employ physical punishment tend to have less aggressive children.
D) children who do not experience physical punishment tend to show higher amounts of aggression.