If You Were Doing a Study on the Development of Cognitive

question 489

Multiple Choice

If you were doing a study on the development of cognitive abilities, which of the following designs poses the LEAST problems for interpretation?

• A)A cross-sectional design
• B)A longitudinal design
• C)A sequential design
• D)A stage design
• E)A naturalistic design

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Definitions:

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