Dr. Darden asks a group of young adults and a group of older adults to recall memories of events in their lives. She then assesses the proportion of positive statements in the recall protocols. Which developmental research method is Dr. Darden using Based on your text's discussion, what should she find
A)Dr.Darden is conducting longitudinal research.She should find a greater proportion of positive statements in the older adults' protocols than in the young adults' protocols.
B)Dr.Darden is conducting longitudinal research.She should find the same proportion of positive statements in the protocols of both groups of adults.
C)Dr.Darden is conducting cross-sectional research.She should find a greater proportion of positive statements in the older adults' protocols than in the young adults' protocols.
D)Dr.Darden is conducting cross-sectional research.She should find a greater proportion of positive statements in the young adults' protocols than in the older adults' protocols.

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Dr. Darden is comparing two different age groups at one point in time, which defines cross-sectional research. Research suggests that as people age, they tend to remember more positive experiences, leading to a greater proportion of positive statements in the recall of older adults compared to younger adults.

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