Question

A researcher is studying how anxiety tends to be experienced by people of different ages. The researcher interviews depressed adolescents, young adults, individuals in their 30s and 50s, and those over 70. The individuals in each age group are studied at the same time. The researcher is employing a(n) ________ design to her study

Answer 1

Answer:

Cross-sectional study

Explanation:

When doing research, there are many types of studies. One of these type of studies is the cross-sectional study which consists on gathering data from an  population at a specific point in time. The population can consists of people from different ethnicities, ages or characteristics but the main idea is to gather the data at one specific moment.

In this example, a researcher wants to study how anxiety is experienced by people of different ages and interviews depressed people in their 30's, 50's, 70's, adolescents and young adults. We can see that the researcher is gathering data from the population at a specific moment in time. Therefore, this is an example of cross-sectional study.

Answer 2

Question options:

a. longitudinal

b. experimental

c. case-study

d. cross-sectional

Answer: The researcher is employing a CROSS SECTIONAL design to her study.

A cross sectional design study used in social science is a type of observational study whereby a researcher studies data from many different set at a specific point in time.

like in the question, data from different set can be said to be people of different ages (depressed adolescents, young adults, individuals in their 30s and 50s, and those over 70) and interviewing them at a specific point in time. This clearly depicts what cross sectional study is about.