To study the effect of daycare programs on academic performance, a researcher follows the same 30 children who did or did not attend daycare programs as they go through kindergarten to sixth grade. Which type of design is the researcher using?
a. Cross-sectional
b. Cohort
c. Latitudinal
d. Longitudinal
Answer: D
Rationale: This research design is also hampered by the issue of attrition, which occurs when participants drop out, become ineligible, pass away, or can no longer participate in a study for other reasons.
You might also like to view...
In a school in the U.S., recess combines all children from each class outside at once. Given the research, which of the following is a likely playgroup for a five- to six-year-old on that playground?
a. girls and boys playing together b. children from different grades playing together. c. children from the same grade/age playing together. d. children not playing
A type of exposure therapy in which a subject is exposed to intensely anxiety-provoking
situations is called ______. a. gradual exposure c. flooding b. systematic desensitization d. overexposure