A major limitation of cross-sectional research is that
A) age-related changes may be distorted because of participant dropout.
B) findings may not generalize to the real world.
C) age differences may be distorted because of cohort effects.
D) control over the treatment group is usually weak.
C
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Ben is using underextension when he calls ______.
A. only his Daddy's coffee mug a cup, not any other type of drinking glass B. all farm animals cows, even if they are horses, pigs, and sheep C. every kind of ball a basketball D. all men he sees "Daddy"
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