Which Technique of Developmental Researchers Requires a Significant Expenditure of Time

question 113

Multiple Choice

Which technique of developmental researchers requires a significant expenditure of time as the researcher waits for the participants to get older?

• A)Longitudinal research
• B)Cross-sectional research
• C)Empirical research
• D)Applied research

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Definitions:

Acquired Fear

A type of fear that is learned through experience or conditioning, rather than innate.

White Rat

Commonly used in psychological experiments, particularly in behavioral studies, to understand learning and conditioning.

Generalization

In psychology, the tendency to respond in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.