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Pea0909berry

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A researcher is going to do a longitudinal study of cognitive development in elementary school-age children. What problems are this researcher going to have that could be avoided if she were to do a cross-sectional study instead?
 
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Clive is a developmentally typical child. Give examples of how the description of his best friend might differ when Clive is 3, 10, and 16 years old.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

In a longitudinal study, participants can drop out of the study and repeated testing can distort the results. Neither of these problems would be a factor in a cross-sectional study.

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3-year-old description of a best friend: He plays with me and is nice to me.
10-year-old description: He helps me with my homework, keeps secrets, and shares his snack at school.
16-year-old description: I can tell him anything. He makes me feel better when I am down. We've got each others' backs.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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