Dr Swanson Finds a Correlation of

Dr. Swanson finds a correlation of .45 between scores on a measure of job satisfaction and scores on a measure of job performance. Which of the following might Dr. Swanson legitimately conclude on the basis of this coefficient alone

A) Higher job satisfaction leads to improved job performance.
B) Good job performance produces high job satisfaction.
C) As job satisfaction increases, so does job performance.
D) Personality traits such as conscientiousness yield both job satisfaction and high job performance.