Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET June 2023 (20.06.2023) Shift-II
Which research method is used to identify cause-effect relations and test possible explanations for effects?
ACorrelational
BEthnography
CCase studies
DExperimental ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Experimental — Experimental research identifies cause and effect, so the answer is experimental.
Explanation
★Experimental research identifies cause and effect, so the answer is experimental.
★Experimental research deliberately manipulates one variable and observes the effect.
★By controlling other factors, it can attribute changes to the manipulated variable.
★This lets researchers test explanations for the observed effects.
★Correlational research only shows association, not causation.
★Ethnography and case studies describe and explore rather than test cause and effect.
★So the method for cause-effect testing is experimental research.
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