37.-40. Katrina has conducted a study that examines entering children's social skills. She has first-grade teachers rate students' social skills at the end of first grade. She then compares the scores of students who attended formal Pre-Kindergarten programs with those who did not.
-Of the following, which best describes Katrina's study?
A) Correlational
B) Prospective causal-comparative
C) Retrospective causal-comparative
D) Experimental

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Katrina's study is retrospective because she is looking back at whether or not the children attended Pre-Kindergarten. It is also causal-comparative because she is examining the potential cause (attendance at Pre-K) and its effect (social skills) after the fact. However, it is not prospective because she is not following the children forward in time to see how they develop. Additionally, it is not experimental because she is not randomly assigning children to attend or not attend Pre-K – she is only comparing those who did with those who did not.

37-40 Katrina Has Conducted a Study That Examines Entering Children's