A _____ is a group of people born in a specified, limited span of years (e.g., the 1960s).
a. cohort
b. cross-section
c. population
d. sample
Question 2For her senior project, Shantae wants to study children's moral reasoning. During the fall semester, she interviews 20 individuals in each of the following grades: first, fourth, seventh, tenth, and college sophomores. She asks each participant to solve a practical moral dilemma. What sort of research design is Shantae using?
a. Cross-sectional
b. Experimental
c. Longitudinal
d. Sequential
Question 3Who is using a cross-sectional research design?
a. Fred, who is assessing study habits in fifth graders in three different countries
b. Barney, who is assessing the study habits in a group of fifth graders and who will follow and assess this same group when they get to eighth and then eleventh grade
c. Wilma, who is simultaneously testing the study habits of fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders
d. Betty, who is assessing the study habits of fifth graders in the year 2003, and plans to assess eighth-graders' study habits in 2004 and eleventh graders' habits in 2005
Question 4Which statement best describes the basic premise of the cross-sectional research design?
a. Assess different age groups (e.g., 5-, 10-, 15-year-olds) at the same time (e.g., during the same week)
b. Assess the same age group (e.g., only 5-year-olds) at the same time (e.g., during the same week)
c. Assess different age groups (e.g., 5-, 10-, 15-year-olds) at different times (e.g., 5-year-olds in 2003, 10-year-olds in 2004, and 15-year-olds in 2005)
d. Assess the same group (e.g., 5-year-olds) at different times (e.g., first test when kids are 5, then when they are 10, and finally when they turn 15)
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