Personality Characteristics and Peer Nomination Categories Are Strongly Associated (E

Multiple Choice

Personality characteristics and peer nomination categories are strongly associated (e.g., popular children tend to be sociable and friendly) . Based on these associations, we can conclude that

A) ending up in a particular category determines a child's personality.
B) a child's personality determines how they are categorized by peer nomination.
C) a third, underlying factor determines a child's personality and peer nomination category.
D) unfortunately, no conclusion is possible given correlational data.