Which of the Following Is a Drawback of Longitudinal Studies

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a drawback of longitudinal studies of intelligence?

• A) They are especially prone to the distortion of cohort effects.
• B) People who remain in the study may be the healthiest and most well-educated.
• C) The biases of the experimenter are more likely to distort the results than is true of other research methods.
• D) All of these are drawbacks.

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