Which of the Following Phenomena Would Be Best Researched Using

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following phenomena would be best researched using a longitudinal study?

• A) the change in children's concepts of sharing from infancy through adolescence
• B) the difference between children and adults in their responses to a natural disaster
• C) the frequency with which people think about sources of stress in their lives over the course of a single day
• D) the rates of hospitalization of psychiatric patients over the course of the last century

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Definitions:

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the redirection of feelings and desires originally experienced in childhood toward a new object, such as a therapist.

Biological Therapy

Treatment that uses living organisms, substances derived from living organisms, or laboratory-produced versions of such substances to treat disease.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A medical treatment that involves inducing seizures in patients under anesthesia, primarily used for severe depression and certain psychiatric conditions.

Brain Surgery

A medical procedure involving the treatment or removal of disorders within the brain through an operative approach.