Professor Watt Studies the Behavior of Children Whose Parents Divorced

question 104

Multiple Choice

Professor Watt studies the behavior of children whose parents divorced six months before the children started school and children whose parents divorced two years before the children started school.Both groups of children are then followed and measured over the course of several years.This is which kind of design?

• A) Cross-sectional
• B) Sequential
• C) Longitudinal
• D) Life-span sampling

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A factor manipulated by the experimenter to investigate its effects on the dependent variable in a study.

Factorial Design

A design in which all levels of each independent variable are combined with all levels of the other independent variables. A factorial design allows investigation of the separate main effects and interactions of two or more independent variables.

Main Effect

The direct effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable.

Factorial Design

An experimental design approach that involves investigating the effects of two or more independent variables at multiple levels on a dependent variable.