Of all the research designs, only _____ can tell us about cause and effect.

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Experiments are the only research design that allow us to manipulate an independent variable and observe its effect on a dependent variable, thus establishing cause and effect relationships. Naturalistic observation and surveys are observational studies that simply describe behaviors or attitudes, and correlational techniques can show relationships between variables but not whether one causes the other.

Of All the Research Designs, Only _____ Can Tell Us