A researcher wants to know how children's career aspirations change as they grow older. He asks a group of third graders, "What do you think you might want to be when you grow up?" Every year until they graduate from high school, the researcher contacts these same students and once again asks them about their career plans. The researcher's investigation is an example of a(n):

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This is an example of a longitudinal study because it follows the same group of individuals over a period of time to observe how their career aspirations change as they grow older.

A Researcher Wants to Know How Children's Career Aspirations Change