A danger in using the correlational strategy is that
A) one might attribute causation between two events.
B) the strategy may be unethical if used without caution.
C) there may not be sufficient experimental controls.
D) we cannot predict one variable from the other.

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The correlational strategy only shows a relationship between two variables but does not prove causation. However, it is common for people to make assumptions and attribute causality based on correlational data. Therefore, using the correlational strategy can lead to a danger of mistakenly assuming causation between two events.

A Danger in Using the Correlational Strategy Is That