If a researcher is measuring the length of time different couples were engaged before getting married and their reported level of happiness with their marriage, in order to determine whether these two variables are related, he or she is carrying out a(n) __________ study.
A) experimental
B) correlational
C) naturalistic observation
D) case
E) observational

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The researcher is conducting a correlational study because they are examining the relationship between two variables (length of engagement and marriage happiness) without manipulating any of the variables.

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