A researcher is testing the association between parental warmth and school achievement. She measures parents' warmth in everyday interactions with children and the children's grades in school. This design is:
A) experimental.
B) cross-sequential.
C) microgenetic.
D) correlational.

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This design is correlational because it involves measuring two variables (parental warmth and school achievement) to see if there is a relationship between them, without manipulating any variables.

A Researcher Is Testing the Association Between Parental Warmth and School