A researcher is interested in studying the developmental changes in social and political attitudes that occur during the time a person is in college.The researcher is interested in both overall trends and in the changes that individual students undergo.Which survey research design will this researcher need to use?
A)observational design
B)cross-sectional design
C)successive independent samples design
D)longitudinal design

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The researcher needs to use a longitudinal design, which follows the same group of individuals over an extended period allowing the researcher to observe both overall trends and changes that individual students undergo. Other designs such as observational, cross-sectional or successive independent samples design are not appropriate for this specific research question.

A Researcher Is Interested in Studying the Developmental Changes in Social