Daniel is interested in studying how children's behavior changes when they grow up in high-risk environments

He enlists 500 children and their parents to take part in his research, and observes these children once a year for 20 years. Despite the fact that this research is very time-consuming and expensive, it gives very good information about how the children age over time. This type of research is an example of a _____ study.
A) sequential
B) cross-sectional
C) longitudinal
D) continuous

Answer: C

Psychology

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