Professor Vestal is interested in studying the potential relationship between adolescent marijuana smoking and academic performance.Which type of study would you suggest she use?
A) naturalistic observation
B) formal experiment
C) case study
D) correlational study

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A correlational study would be the best choice as Professor Vestal wants to study the potential relationship between two variables, namely adolescent marijuana smoking and academic performance. In a correlational study, the researcher can assess the strength and direction of the relationship between the two variables, which in this case would help determine if there is a positive or negative correlation between marijuana use and academic performance. However, a correlational study cannot establish causality.

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