Imagine that your instructor asks you to determine whether there is a relationship between musical ability and mathematical ability. The type of design best suited to this task would be a(n)
a. between-subjects experiment.
b. case study.
c. correlational study.
d. naturalistic observation.
Answer: c. correlational study.
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