Correlational research
A) is used to demonstrate causal relationships among variables.
B) is seldom used in the field of personality.
C) cannot determine causality underlying observed relationships among variables.
D) includes independent and dependent variables.

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Correlational research is used to identify associations between variables, but it cannot determine whether one variable causes changes in another. Thus, it cannot establish causality in observed relationships among variables. Correlational research involves measuring two or more variables and examining their relationships, but it does not specifically require independent and dependent variables in the way that experimental research does. Therefore, option A and D are incorrect. While correlational research is not as commonly used in personality psychology as other research methods, such as experimental designs, option B is not necessarily true for all researchers in this field.

Correlational Research