1. Longitudinal Study Design -Research in lifespan development -involves following individuals over a long period of time with multiple assessment points -enables researchers to tease out whether a phenomenon is due to developmental change (the person becoming older, more mature, etc.) or something inherent in the individual -explore what qualities change over time and what qualities remain stable -longer the study, the more time and resources are needed. Also, it is difficult for people to commit multiple years (or decades) of their lives to a single study. advantages of using a longitudinal design: enables researchers to tease out whether a phenomenon is due to developmental change (the person becoming older, more mature, etc.) or something inherent in the individual
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