Harvey is interested in doing a study to determine whether a relationship exists between participating in college athletics and self-efficacy for academic work. Because Harvey is not interested in determining a cause-and-effect relationship, he would be best advised to do a(n) ____study.
A) cross-sectional
B) correlational
C) experimental
D) naturalistic observation

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Correlational studies are designed to determine whether a relationship exists between two variables without inferring a cause-and-effect relationship. Since Harvey is interested in exploring the relationship between participating in college athletics and self-efficacy for academic work without establishing causality, a correlational study is the most appropriate choice.

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