Asking college students to describe their childhood relationships with peers is an example of a ____ design.

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A retrospective design involves asking participants to recall past events, experiences, or behaviors. In this case, college students are being asked to describe their childhood relationships with peers, which is a past experience that requires retrospective recall. Longitudinal designs involve following a group of participants over an extended period of time, cohort designs involve comparing one group to another based on a shared characteristic (such as age), and prospective designs involve following participants forward in time to see the outcomes of different interventions or exposures.

Asking College Students to Describe Their Childhood Relationships with Peers