The Effort to Gain Control Over the Variables of Interest

question 28

Multiple Choice

The effort to gain control over the variables of interest and establish if-then causal relationships is descriptive of which approach to research?

• A) correlational.
• B) clinical.
• C) naturalistic observation.
• D) experimental.

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Definitions:

Sequential

Pertaining to events, processes, or items that follow one after another in a specific order.

Longitudinal

A type of study or analysis that follows the same subjects over a period of time to observe changes or developments.

Cross-sectional

A type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Erikson's Stages

A series of eight stages through which a healthily developing human should pass from infancy to late adulthood, each stage marked by a psychological crisis.