Two Separate Studies Investigated the Relationship Between Age and Religiousness

question 130

Multiple Choice

Two separate studies investigated the relationship between age and religiousness.A cross-sectional study found that older Americans were more religious,but a longitudinal study found no relationship between the participants' ages and their religiousness.This difference is most likely because

• A)longitudinal studies measure generational differences.
• B)cross-sectional studies measure generational differences.
• C)one of the studies was poorly conducted.
• D)the results of one of the studies was misinterpreted.

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