Compare correlational research to experimental research. Provide an example of each type of research that may be used to study issues in Child Development
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
• Correlational research seeks to identify whether an association or relationship exists between two factors. It does not determine cause and effect.
• Experimental research is designed to discover causal relationships between various factors.
• In experimental research, scientists deliberately introduce a change in a structured situation in order to observe the consequences of that change.
• For example, a researcher could vary the amount of minutes a parent reads to their infant, in an attempt to observe if the reading time affects the time frame of language development.
• An example of correlational research would be a researcher noting if there was a correlation/relationship between separation anxiety and parent behavior at drop-off time at an infant daycare center.
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