Identify the Type of Observational Study (Cross-Sectional, Retrospective, Prospective)

question 80

Multiple Choice

Identify the type of observational study (cross-sectional, retrospective, prospective) .
-A town obtains current employment data by polling 10,000 of its citizens this month.

• A) Retrospective
• B) Cross-sectional
• C) Prospective
• D) None of these

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, where sensory information is stored for a very brief period.

Capacity

The maximum amount that something can contain or the ability to perform, understand, or absorb something.

Partial Report Method

A research technique used in cognitive psychology to study the capacity and duration of sensory memory by having subjects recall a subset of stimuli.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it allows individuals to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.