A researcher studies a group of elderly people and finds that, as a group, the better their memory performance, the lower their anxiety level. What can be said about this research?
a. It was a correlational study.
b. The results show that memory loss causes anxiety.
c. It was an experiment.
d. The results show a perfect positive correlation.
A
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.