A Researcher Is Collecting Data at a Single Time Across

question 22

Multiple Choice

A researcher is collecting data at a single time across a wide number of age groups. This researcher is interested in seeing if people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s respond alike or differently from one another. This researcher is employing a ________ experimental design.

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

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Definitions:

Morality

The differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper, often guided by cultural, societal, or personal beliefs and values.

Internalized

Incorporated within the self, often referring to beliefs, attitudes, or norms that become part of an individual's value system.

Preconventional

The first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where behavior is motivated by anticipation of pleasure or pain.

Kohlberg

Refers to Lawrence Kohlberg, a psychologist known for his theory of moral development, which posits that moral reasoning progresses through six stages.