DrWidaman Is Researching the Cultural Differences in School Performance Between

question 120

Multiple Choice

Dr.Widaman is researching the cultural differences in school performance between Japanese and American children.He is comparing math scores between two groups of fifth graders.One of his groups is from Japan and the other group is from the United States.Dr.Widaman is conducting a __________ study.

• A)longitudinal
• B)correlational
• C)cross-cultural
• D)sequential

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