Daniel Is Interested in Studying How Children's Behavior Changes When

question 71

Multiple Choice

Daniel is interested in studying how children's behavior changes when they grow up in high-risk environments.He enlists 500 children and their parents to take part in his research,and observes these children once a year for 20 years.Despite the fact that this research is very time consuming and expensive,it gives very good information about how the children age over time.This type of research is an example of a __________ study.

• A) sequential
• B) longitudinal
• C) cross-sectional
• D) continuous

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

A component of human memory system that is capable of holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Encoding Specificity

The principle that recall is most effective when the cues present at the time of learning are also present at the time of retrieval.

Recall

The act of retrieving information or memories from one's past, often without external cues.

Recognition

The retrieval of information in which the processor must decide whether the information presented has been previously presented. See also recall.