Daniel is interested in studying how children's behaviour changes when they grow up in high-risk environments. He enlists 500 children and their parents to take part in his research, and observes these children once a year for 20 years. Despite the fact that this research is very time consuming and expensive, it gives very good information about how the children age over time. This type of research is an example of a ________ study.
A)sequential
B)cross-sectional
C)longitudinal
D)continuous

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This study is following the same individuals over a long period of time, making it a longitudinal study. Sequential studies involve following different cohorts at different points in time, and cross-sectional studies involve comparing different age groups at the same point in time. Continuous study is not a recognized type of research design.

Daniel Is Interested in Studying How Children's Behaviour Changes When