Max is a graduate student who wants to find a relation between identity formation and the influence of the environment. For this purpose, he interviews a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and asks them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Mark is using a ________ research method.

A. single case experimental
B. sequential
C. cross-sectional
D. longitudinal


Answer: C

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