Dr. Ames conducts a correlational study of the relationship between maternal age and attachment. He finds that the two variables are significantly related. Dr. Ames can safely conclude that the two variables are:
A) causally related.
B) causally related, but the direction of causality is not clear.
C) related in some way, but no causal inference should be made.
D) None of the answers is correct.

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In a correlational study, a significant relationship between two variables indicates they are related, but it does not establish causation. Therefore, no causal inference should be made.

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