A Researcher Wants to Study the Developmental Changes in Social

question 29

Multiple Choice

A researcher wants to study the developmental changes in social and political attitudes that occur during the time a person is in college.The researcher is interested in both overall trends and in the changes that individual students undergo.Which survey research design will this researcher need to use?

• A) observational design
• B) cross-sectional design
• C) successive independent samples design
• D) longitudinal design

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Definitions:

Workforce

The collective group of individuals engaged in work within an organization, sector, or economy, including both employees and the self-employed.

Intrinsic Rewards

Satisfaction derived internally, such as personal achievement or fulfillment, not dependent on external factors.

Fictive Kin

People who become accepted as part of a family who have no genetic or legal relationship to that family.

Kinkeeper

A term often used to describe a family member who takes on the responsibility for maintaining communication and fostering connections among extended family members.