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lbcchick

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To understand changes in working memory over the course of development, a researcher gave the same test to elementary school children, adolescents, college students, middle-aged individuals, and older adults.
 
  Which of the following describes the researcher's approach?
   a) It is a cross-sectional study
 b) It is a longitudinal study.
 c) It is a lifespan study.
 d) It is a prospective study.

Question 2

Which of the following is likely to characterize an older adult as compared to a younger adult in a reasoning task?
 
  a) The older adult will be likely to draw on a larger store of information to make decisions
 b) The older adult will be more likely to rely on an algorithm to find the solution.
 c) The older adult will be less likely to look back at a past situation and assume he/she judged it correctly at the time.
 d) The older adult is less likely to be biased by prior beliefs.


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meltdown117

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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lbcchick

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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