One Advantage of a Cross-Sectional Design for Studying Age Differences

question 135

Multiple Choice

One advantage of a cross-sectional design for studying age differences is that it

• A) ensures that the people studied at each age have the same abilities.
• B) is not affected by differences among cohorts.
• C) can be completed in a short period of time.
• D) is automatically double blind.

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Definitions:

Pavlovian Conditioning

Learning achieved when a neutral stimulus (such as a tone) comes to elicit a response after its repeated pairing with some event (such as delivery of food); also called classical conditioning or respondent conditioning.

Tone Stimulus

A sound stimulus with a consistent pitch and duration, used in various auditory tests and experiments.

Salivation

The production and release of saliva from the salivary glands in the mouth, often in response to the sight, smell, or taste of food.

Pavlovian Conditioning

A type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being associated with a stimulus that naturally produces that response.