Dr Swartzman Wants to Know If Children Who Are Raised

question 8

Multiple Choice

Dr. Swartzman wants to know if children who are raised in lower socioeconomic environments have more difficulty succeeding in school as they grow up. He enlists a group of four-year-old children and their parents, and he observes the children in school twice a year until they turn 18. Dr. Swartzman's study would be best described as

• A) ​cross-sectional.
• B) ​longitudinal.
• C) ​sequential.
• D) ​correlational

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