If We Want to Understand Why Senior Citizens Sometimes Have

question 431

Multiple Choice

If we want to understand why senior citizens sometimes have more difficulty learning to use computers than younger people,which of the following approaches would give us the best information about cohort effects?

• A) Researchers should use a sequential design.
• B) Researchers should use a cross-sectional design.
• C) Researchers should use a longitudinal design.
• D) There is no way to determine why there is an age difference in computer proficiency.

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Definitions:

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Sperm

The male reproductive cells capable of fertilizing a female's egg to produce offspring.

Egg

The female reproductive cell or gamete in animals and plants; an ovum.

Vagina

A muscular tube connecting the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in females, part of the reproductive system.