The Fact That Differences Between Age Groups May Result as Easily

question 187

Multiple Choice

The fact that differences between age groups may result as easily from chance environmental events as from significant developmental processes is

• A)an example of the sample constancy problem.
• B)an example of selective attrition.
• C)a problem with a random sample from a population of interest.
• D)a major disadvantage of the cross-sectional approach.

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