The Research Design Most Helpful in Determining How Individuals with Particular

question 45

Multiple Choice

The research design most helpful in determining how individuals with particular disorders change over time is the

• A)longitudinal method.
• B)cross-sectional design.
• C)family study.
• D)association study.

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Definitions:

Adaptive Value

The extent to which a trait or behavior enhances an organism's chances of survival and reproduction in its environment.

Independent Variable

The factor proposed to change the behavior under study in an experiment; it is systematically manipulated during an experiment.

Experimental Research

A research design that permits inferences about cause and effect by exerting control, systematically manipulating a variable, and studying the effects on measured variables.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of participants that does not receive the experimental treatment, used for comparison purposes.