Research Methods: Studying Development Building Blocks
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What type of design disentangles age, cohort, and time-of-measurement effects?

  • Longitudinal Design
  • Sequential Design (correct)
  • Metabolic Design
  • Cross-Sectional Design

Which design involves following the same group of individuals over many years?

  • Cross-Sectional Design
  • Longitudinal Design (correct)
  • Combined Design
  • Metabolic Design

What is the most complex study design that involves a combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches?

  • Combined Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study (correct)
  • Metabolic Study
  • Longitudinal Study Only
  • Cross-Sectional Study Only

Which theory suggests that cells have a limit on how many times they can divide before dying?

<p>Cellular Theories - Hayflick limit (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for highly reactive chemicals produced randomly during normal cellular metabolism?

<p><strong>Free-radicals</strong> (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research design compares various age groups at a single point in time?

<p>Cross-sectional design (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a cross-sectional design, what does it help answer?

<p>If differences are present between age groups (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary challenge when studying adult development with regards to age, cohort, and time of measurement effects?

<p>Separating age, cohort, and time of measurement effects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of study design involves observing the same individuals over an extended period to study developmental changes?

<p>Longitudinal design (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key advantage of longitudinal designs compared to cross-sectional designs?

<p>Allow for the examination of age differences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of research design attempts to determine cause and effect by manipulating independent variables?

<p>Experimental design (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In adult development research, which type of data collection method involves observing individuals in their natural environment?

<p>Systematic observation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of design is commonly used in developmental research when examining variables like age that cannot be manipulated?

<p>Correlational design (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which research design involves examining the relationship between two variables, but cannot establish cause and effect?

<p>Correlational design (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range for Pearson's r correlation coefficient that indicates a perfect positive relationship?

<p>-1 to +1 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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