Answer to Question 1
Most variables of interest in child psychopathology cannot be manipulated directly, including the nature or severity of the child's disorder, parenting practices, or genetic influences. As a result, much of the research conducted on children with problems and their families relies on nonexperimental, correlational approaches.
Answer to Question 2
Proponents of qualitative research believe that it provides an intensive and intimate understanding of a situation that is rarely achieved in quantitative research (Denzin & Lincoln, 2011). Qualitative methods, such as the use of examples or stories, may be particularly engaging to children and enable the discussion of sensitive topics, while allowing the children a sense of control over the research situation.
Transmission of recessive disorders (25% chance for an affected child).
Child Development: A Topical Approach
An overweight child not only has different kinds of encounters with his peers
Study of human diseases
You have four guinea pigs for a genetic study. One male and one female are from a strain that ...
A field study of guppy life history evolution.