Dr. Swartzman wants to know if children who are raised in lower socioeconomic environments have more difficulty succeeding in school as they grow up. He enlists a group of 4-year-old children and their parents, and he observes these kids in school twice a year until they turn 18. Dr. Swartzman's study would be best described as
A) cross-sectional.
B) longitudinal.
C) sequential.
D) correlational

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This study is following the same group of individuals over time, observing changes as they age. This is the definition of a longitudinal study. Cross-sectional studies observe different groups at one point in time, sequential studies observe different groups over time but not the same individuals, and correlational studies look at the relationship between two or more variables.

Dr Swartzman Wants to Know If Children Who Are Raised