A Researcher Decides to Study Cognitive Changes in Children by Simultaneously

question 128

Multiple Choice

A researcher decides to study cognitive changes in children by simultaneously studying groups of 3-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 9-year-olds, and 12-year-olds. This researcher is conducting a ________ study.

• A) cross-sectional
• B) strain
• C) biographical
• D) longitudinal

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Definitions:

By Prescription

A method of acquiring legal rights or ownership of property through long and continuous use or occupancy.

By Reservation

A method of retaining certain rights within a property or legal agreement when selling or transferring the remainder of those rights to another party.

Life Tenant

An individual who has the right to use and benefit from a property during their lifetime, but cannot sell or transfer the property.

Legal

Pertaining to the law or the system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.