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Stacy continues to surround herself with situations that constantly challenge her brain and help develop new neuronal connections to help prevent dementia. This focus involves
 
  a. cognitively stimulating environments.
  b. socially stimulating environments.
  c. psychosocial factors.
  d. psychobiological factors.

Question 2

Explain the difference between longitudinal, cross-sectional, and sequential designs, and note what their similarities are, as well.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Student responses should include
-longitudinal designs study the same group of people over an extended period of time
-cross-sectional designs compare groups of people of different ages at one point in time
-sequential designs are like a cross-sectional design that goes on for a short, rather than extended, period of time
-all three of these designs allow for the study of developmental trends in abnormal behavior
-a longitudinal design might result in a high attrition rate, while a cross-sectional design does not run this risk
-a cross-sectional design might retain more participants, but might contain cohort effects
-a sequential design attempts to take the best of what longitudinal and cross-sectional designs have to offer and avoid their risks





 

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