Alan wants to conduct a study to better children’s peer interactions. In which of the following scenarios would it be most appropriate to use correlational rather than causal research methods?
A. When evaluating the impact of assigning children to work on group tasks or to complete individual projects
B. When the parents have to be present to consent to their children’s participating in a research study
C. When studying children with Down’s syndrome compared to their same-aged normally developing peers
D. When children have already been assigned to different classrooms and Alan can use the classroom assignment as the study groups
Answer: C
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