The Duke Studies of Aging Involved the Selection of Separate

question 8

Multiple Choice

The Duke studies of aging involved the selection of separate groups of adults aged 45, 50, 55, 60, and 65. Each group was then retested at year intervals for a total of 6 years. This is an example of what general type of research design?

• A) longitudinal
• B) panel
• C) sequential
• D) cross-sectional

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Definitions:

Descent Group

A social group whose members talk about common ancestry through a line of descent that could be maternal, paternal, or both.

Patrilineal Descent

A system of lineage tracing in which an individual's family identity and inheritance are determined by the line of their father.

Patriline

A system of lineage or inheritance in which descent and inheritance rights are passed through the father's line.

Paternal Grandfather

The father of one's father, a direct male ancestor on the paternal side.