A Researcher Is Interested in the Development of Stereotypes in Children

question 94

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in the development of stereotypes in children. He collects data from 5-, 7-, 9-, and 11-year-olds during the fall of one year. He then waits two years and collects data again from the same participants, and then again after another two years. He can then compare children across the different age groups as well as the development of stereotypes within the children themselves across three different time periods. This is an example of what type of design?

• A)Longitudinal design
• B)Double-blind design
• C)Cross-sectional design
• D)Sequential design

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Definitions:

Genes

The segments of DNA that are located on the chromosomes and are the basic units for the transmission of all hereditary traits.

Gerontology

The study of the aging process and the challenges encountered as individuals grow older.

Autosomes

Chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes; humans have 22 pairs of autosomes, making up the majority of the human genome.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA.