In a study of psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer,data-collection instruments were sent to the same sample of women at six different times during the first year of living with breast cancer.What type of study design does this exemplify?
A) Cross-sectional
B) Retrospective
C) Longitudinal
D) Correlational

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Correct C: Longitudinal design involves data collection from the same group(s)at different points in time.
Incorrect A: Cross-sectional design is data collection at one point in time.
Incorrect B: In retrospective design,relationships are examined about past events to analyze possible effects on current variables.
Incorrect D: Correlational design examines interrelationships among variables usually at one point in time.

In a Study of Psychosocial Adjustment to Breast Cancer,data-Collection Instruments