Questions: Limitations to the research on virtues are that these studies are mostly correlational and cross-sectional designs. True False

The answer is True.

Research on virtues often faces limitations due to the prevalent use of correlational and cross-sectional designs.

These studies examine the relationship between two or more variables but do not establish causation. For example, a study might find a correlation between gratitude and happiness, but it cannot definitively say that gratitude causes happiness.

These designs involve observing a sample at one point in time. While they can provide a snapshot of the current state of affairs, they do not track changes over time or establish temporal sequences, which are crucial for understanding causality.

Both of these research designs are valuable for identifying associations and generating hypotheses, but they fall short in establishing cause-and-effect relationships, which is a significant limitation in the study of virtues.