A Developmental Psychologist Wants to Survey Several Cohorts of People

question 92

Multiple Choice

A developmental psychologist wants to survey several cohorts of people aged 60-years-old to get their opinions concerning Medicare . Which research design is best suited to this task?

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

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