Professor Ming Studies the Effects of Trauma on Mental Health

question 3

Multiple Choice

Professor Ming studies the effects of trauma on mental health across the lifespan. She plans to conduct a study that includes participants from the following age ranges: 6-12, 13-19, 20-40, and 50-70. All of her participants will be from an area that experienced a natural disaster, such as a deadly hurricane or earthquake. Professor Ming will then look at symptoms of depression and anxiety in each of the age groups to draw conclusions about age-related differences in the processing of traumatic events. Which research design is best suited for this study?

• A) Experimental
• B) Cross-sectional
• C) Longitudinal
• D) Sequential

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