A researcher is interested in the effects of self-esteem on people's choice of romantic partner.She asks her study participants to complete a measure of self-esteem and to bring in separate photos of themselves and their significant others.She then has these photos rated for attractiveness by a panel of independent judges, and relates the relative attractiveness of a person's significant other to the person's self-esteem.The study just described is a(n)

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This study is a correlational study because the researcher is examining the relationship between two variables (self-esteem and attractiveness of significant others), but is not manipulating any variables or randomly assigning participants to groups, which are necessary components of an experimental study. This study is also not a meta-analysis, as it is only examining one set of data from one study.

A Researcher Is Interested in the Effects of Self-Esteem on People's