Olivia is conducting a longitudinal study on adolescence. During the first wave she interviewed each participant about their familial relationships. She used the information she obtained to develop a measure of familial relationships that she administered during the second wave of the study. In the first wave, Olivia used _____, in the second wave she used _____.
A) qualitative research; quantitative research
B) quantitative research; qualitative research
C) interview data; archival data
D) archival data; interview data

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In the first wave, Olivia conducted interviews, which is a method used in qualitative research to gather in-depth insights into participants' experiences and perspectives. In the second wave, she developed and administered a measure (likely a questionnaire or survey) based on the interviews, which is a method used in quantitative research to collect numerical data that can be used to quantify attitudes, opinions, behaviors, or other defined variables.

Olivia Is Conducting a Longitudinal Study on Adolescence