What Is One Problem with Longitudinal Research

question 50

Multiple Choice

What is one problem with longitudinal research?

• A) It does not permit inferences about cause-and-effect relationships.
• B) Participants may move away or drop out of the research.
• C) Findings may not generalize to the real world.
• D) It does not permit study of individual developmental trends.

Understand the concept of dual attitudes and their implications.

Identify mechanisms through which attitudes can be changed.

Understand the impact of filter bubbles on attitudes.

Recognize the influence of attitudes in social interactions.

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Units

Basic quantities or measures adopted to quantify and represent variables in quantitative analyses, such as units of measurement in physics or economic units in economics.

Profit-Maximizing

The process or strategy by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit.

Loss-Minimizing

A strategy aimed at reducing the negative impact or minimizing the losses in a business operation or an investment.

Quantity

The amount or number of a material or immaterial good or service.