Dr. Connaught asks young, middle-aged, and older adults to describe one memory from their work lives, one memory related to a significant other, and one memory from childhood. Dr. Connaught is conducting a(n) __________ study. The topic of the memory is a(n) _________ variable.
A)longitudinal; dependent
B)longitudinal; independent
C)cross-sectional; experimental
D)cross-sectional; independent

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Dr. Connaught is conducting a cross-sectional study because she is examining different age groups at one point in time rather than following the same group over a period of time. The topic of the memory serves as an independent variable because it is the condition that is manipulated or selected by the researcher to observe its impact on participants' responses.

Dr Connaught Asks Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults to Describe