A psychologist notes an association between the IQs of parents and their children,or between beauty and social popularity,or between anxiety and test performance.In each case,two
Events are correlated,which means
A) both events are randomly occurring.
B) both events are really unrelated.
C) one event caused the other.
D) the events are linked together in an orderly way.

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Correlation means that the two events are linked together in an orderly way. It does not necessarily imply causation (i.e. that one event caused the other), but it does suggest that there is some kind of relationship or pattern between the two events. Option A (random occurrence) and option B (unrelated events) do not accurately capture the nature of correlation.

A Psychologist Notes an Association Between the IQs of Parents