Which Research Study Would You Most Expect to See from a Researcher

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which research study would you most expect to see from a researcher with a life-course perspective?

• A) ​the effect of smoking on neurotransmitter systems and memory
• B) ​how memory processes change from infancy to old age
• C) ​growing up in the 1960s, and its influence on drug use in adulthood
• D) ​sex differences in marital satisfaction

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