Professor Ming Plans a Study That Includes Participants in the Age

question 42

Multiple Choice

Professor Ming plans a study that includes participants in the age ranges of: 6-12, 13-19, 20-40, and 50-70. All of her participants will be from an area that experienced a natural disaster, such as a deadly hurricane or earthquake. Professor Ming will then look at symptoms of depression and anxiety in each of the age groups to draw conclusions about age-related differences in the processing of traumatic events. Which research design is best suited for this study?

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

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