A researcher interested in sex differences in the diagnosis of childhood disorders reviews teachers' comments on report cards issued to boys and girls in 2005 and compares them with teachers' comments on report cards for the same children in 2009, and again in 2011. This study illustrates ____.

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The study tracks the same group of children over time (2005, 2009, and 2011) to observe changes or continuities in teachers' comments, which is characteristic of longitudinal research.

A Researcher Interested in Sex Differences in the Diagnosis of Childhood