A researcher surveyed two groups of Americans about their fears of terrorism-one group in 2005 and the other group in 2015. This is an example of a _______ design.
A)cross-sectional survey
B)panel survey
C)demographic
D)successive independent samples survey

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This is an example of a successive independent samples survey design because it involves surveying different groups of people at different points in time (2005 and 2015) about the same topic (fears of terrorism), rather than the same group of people over time (which would be a panel survey) or a single snapshot in time (which would be a cross-sectional survey).

A Researcher Surveyed Two Groups of Americans About Their Fears