Longitudinal Research Can Identify Common Patterns as Well as Individual

question 102

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal research can identify common patterns as well as individual differences in development because the investigator

• A) studies groups of participants differing in age at the same point in time.
• B) randomly assigns participants to treatment conditions.
• C) tracks the performance of each person over time.
• D) conducts quasi-experiments, comparing conditions that already exist.

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