PSYC 140 Module 2 EXAM |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| REAL EXAM AND
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100%
VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
1. What is longitudinal study design?: Involves following individuals over a
long period of time with multiple assessment points
Explore which qualities change over time and which remain stable
2. What are advantages of longitudinal studies?: enables researches to figure
out if a phenomenon is due to developmental change or something inherent in
the individual
3. What are disadvantages of longitudinal studies?: takes more time and
resources; it can be difficult for people to commit many years of their lives to a
single study
4. What are cross-sectional studies? Advantages? Disadvantages?:
Compares different age groups at the same time
More time-efficient than longitudinal study but focuses on how individuals are in
the present and not how they develop
, 5. What are the five types of cross sectional studies?: naturalistic
observation, case studies, surveys, correlational studies, and experiments
6. What is naturalistic observation? What are it's advantages and disadvan-
tages?: Observations made in the subject's everyday environment
Advantages: assess natural bx as it occurs
Disadvantages: only can assess observed bx (no interview to understand context
for bx) and subject may alter bx if observations are noticed
7. What is a case study? What are it's advantages and disadvantages?:
Involves direct observation and interview
Advantages: detailed information
Disadvantages: subjectivity and generalizability
8. What is a survey? What are it's advantages and disadvantages?: Getting
answers from many people using a questionnaire or self-report
Advantages: efficiency and generalizability
Disadvantages: concerns with self-report measures
Are participants able and motivated to tell the truth?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100%
VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
1. What is longitudinal study design?: Involves following individuals over a
long period of time with multiple assessment points
Explore which qualities change over time and which remain stable
2. What are advantages of longitudinal studies?: enables researches to figure
out if a phenomenon is due to developmental change or something inherent in
the individual
3. What are disadvantages of longitudinal studies?: takes more time and
resources; it can be difficult for people to commit many years of their lives to a
single study
4. What are cross-sectional studies? Advantages? Disadvantages?:
Compares different age groups at the same time
More time-efficient than longitudinal study but focuses on how individuals are in
the present and not how they develop
, 5. What are the five types of cross sectional studies?: naturalistic
observation, case studies, surveys, correlational studies, and experiments
6. What is naturalistic observation? What are it's advantages and disadvan-
tages?: Observations made in the subject's everyday environment
Advantages: assess natural bx as it occurs
Disadvantages: only can assess observed bx (no interview to understand context
for bx) and subject may alter bx if observations are noticed
7. What is a case study? What are it's advantages and disadvantages?:
Involves direct observation and interview
Advantages: detailed information
Disadvantages: subjectivity and generalizability
8. What is a survey? What are it's advantages and disadvantages?: Getting
answers from many people using a questionnaire or self-report
Advantages: efficiency and generalizability
Disadvantages: concerns with self-report measures
Are participants able and motivated to tell the truth?
