You just saw a story on the news that reported older women's IQ drops dramatically after the age of 60.This result was concluded from comparisons of women born in 1910-1930 and women born between 1960-1980.Based on this information,the criticism you would be likely to make would be that

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Cohort effects, or differences in experiences and environments between different age groups, are likely to account for the differences in IQ scores between the two groups of women studied. This makes it questionable to generalize the results to all older women. The other choices, such as the exclusion of men or personal bias of the researchers, are not directly relevant to the validity of the study's findings. The effectiveness of longitudinal research is also not addressed in this scenario.

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