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GATE 2022 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 35

Research Methods and Statistics · Experimental Designs: Factorial, randomized block, repeated measures and single-subject designs, cohort studies, ANOVA, MANOVA and ANCOVA · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Research design in which several age groups of participants are studied at one particular point of time is called:

  1. Cross-sequential design
  2. Functional design
  3. Cross-sectional design
  4. Longitudinal design

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Correct answer: (C) Cross-sectional design

Explanation

Studying different age groups at the same time is a cross-sectional design. A longitudinal design follows the same people over time.