Lt. Garrick wants to understand how soldiers are affected by their time at war. To do this, he assesses military personnel as they complete boot camp and then again after they complete their first tour of duty. Lt. Garrick has chosen to use which type of research design?
A) between-subjects
B) nonexperimental
C) cross-sectional
D) longitudinal

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Lt. Garrick is using a longitudinal research design because he is assessing the same group of military personnel over two different time points: after completing boot camp and after their first tour of duty. This allows for the observation of changes over time within the same subjects.

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