A researcher wishes to investigate how students of different ages view their parents, so he has students in grades 6, 9, and 12 fill out questionnaires. This type of research is

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This type of research is cross-sectional because it involves studying participants from different age groups at the same point in time. It is not experimental because the researcher is not manipulating any variables, longitudinal because the study is not conducted over a long period of time, or laboratory-based because it is not being conducted in a controlled environment.

A Researcher Wishes to Investigate How Students of Different Ages