Which Would Be MOST Difficult to Study Using a Cross-Sectional

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which would be MOST difficult to study using a cross-sectional design?

• A) the sequence of developing memory skills in individual subjects
• B) differences in memory strategies used by subjects of different ages
• C) differences in the number of words remembered by subjects of different ages
• D) the effect of teaching a particular memory strategy to subjects of different ages

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Definitions:

Adolescent Egocentrism

A characteristic of adolescent thought involving an increased focus on the self and a belief in the uniqueness of one's own feelings and experiences.

Intuitive Thinking

A cognitive process that enables a person to know something directly without analytic reasoning, bridging the gap between the conscious and nonconscious parts of our mind.

Analytic

Pertaining to or using analysis or logical reasoning.

Abstract

Relates to ideas or concepts that are not physically tangible, often requiring thought and imagination to understand.