Question

Dr. Thomas and his colleagues want to study the effects of spanking on child temperament. As Dr. Thomas cannot randomly assign children to either be spanked or not, he must conduct a(n) _____ study.

Answer 1

Dr. Thomas should conduct a correlational study

Step-by-step explanation:

The correlational study refers to the method by which two variables are measured and studied to assess the statistical relationship between the variables without controlling the extraneous variables.

It is a type of non-experimental research or method to check for the existence of relationship by correlating the two variables.

Therefore, the Dr. Thomas should conduct a correlational study.