The process of establishing causal relationships is most associated with __________.
A) naturalistic observation
B) experiments
C) correlation
D) surveys

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Establishing causal relationships is the main purpose of experiments, as they allow researchers to manipulate an independent variable and observe its effect on a dependent variable while controlling for other variables. Naturalistic observation and surveys do not involve manipulating variables and cannot establish causal relationships. Correlation only shows a relationship between variables, but does not prove causation.

The Process of Establishing Causal Relationships Is Most Associated with __________