Research methods: cross-sectional and longitudinal designs

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What are cross-sectional research designs?
Studying a cross-section (slice) of the population at one time point
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What are longitudinal research designs?
Following the same subjects over time
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Why is cross-sectional research design so often used?
Cost-efficient and quick
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What is the problem with cross-sectional research design?
We don't only study different age groups because we're also studying different individuals
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Repeated measures is used in which research design?
Longitudinal
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What are cohorts?
A sample that's very large and intended to be representative
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The CESD scale is used to measure...
Happiness and wellbeing
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What effects were found in the BSLA study of age and wellbeing?
Age effect and cohort effect
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Why do we sometimes have to observe correlation?
We can't manipulate everything
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Attrition means...
Loss of participants from sample over time
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What should determine the choice between cross-sectional and longitudinal research designs?
Research aims
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