Suzy Gogetter, a second year graduate student, wants to study changes over time in symptoms of anxiety.In particular, she is interested in the changes from middle-school to high school.For her dissertation, she plans to recruit a sample of 12-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 14-year olds, and 15-year-olds and measure their symptoms of anxiety over the course of a year.This design is known as:

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Suzy Gogetter's study design is known as accelerated longitudinal because it involves studying multiple age groups over a period of time to track changes in symptoms of anxiety as they transition from middle-school to high school. This design allows for the observation of developmental trends across different age groups simultaneously, which is characteristic of the accelerated longitudinal design.

Suzy Gogetter, a Second Year Graduate Student, Wants to Study