If the Language Development of a Single Group of Children

question 155

Multiple Choice

If the language development of a single group of children were measured at monthly intervals from the age of six months until their fifth birthday, what type of study would this be?

• A) longitudinal
• B) experimental
• C) cross-sectional
• D) cohort sequential

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Definitions:

Regulation

Rules or directives made and maintained by an authority to control or govern behavior within a system.

Malicious Prosecution

A tort action based on criminal or quasi-criminal prosecution motivated by ill will toward the accused and lacking reasonable evidential grounds for proceeding.

Qualified Privilege

Exemption from liability for defamatory statements made pursuant to a duty or special interest, so long as the statement was made honestly and without malice and was circulated only to those having a right to know.

Negligence

A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances, leading to unintended harm.