Dr. Moritz sought to assess whether children's ability to control aggressive impulses when told to stop doing something they enjoyed changed with age. He asked parents of 2-year-olds, 4-year-olds, and 8-year-olds to bring the children to her laboratory, where they were allowed to play with toys until a teacher told them to stop. The researcher then compared the amount of aggressive behavior exhibited by children of the three different ages. This is an example of a(n):

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Dr. Moritz's study is an example of a cross-sectional research design because it involves comparing different age groups at one point in time to see how a particular trait (in this case, the ability to control aggressive impulses) changes with age.

Dr Moritz Sought to Assess Whether Children's Ability to Control