Create your own example of a longitudinal study. Provide the research question, the cohort you’d use, and at what time points you’d collect data.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Answers will vary but will include a specific research question that is correlational (not causal) in nature, involve collecting information from the same people over time, specify the group of people that would be tested, and describe when that group of people would be tested.
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a. ?sense of equilibrium b. ?kinesthetic perception c. ?olfactory perception d. ?sense of gustation
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A. 90 B. 89 C. 88 D. 91
The theory of planned behavior includes a behavioral intention, social norms, and __________
FIll in the blank with correct word.
The relationship between working memory and reading comprehension was demonstrated in a longitudinal study that followed children ages 8–11 years (Cain et al., 2004). The researchers reported that:
A. individual differences in working memory predicted subsequent levels of reading comprehension independent of children’s vocabulary and general reading abilities. B. individual differences in working memory could not predict subsequent levels of reading comprehension. C. individual differences in working memory could only predict accuracy of children’s vocabulary. D. individual differences in working memory were related to differences in short-term memory only.