A professor conducted a developmental study using a cross-sectional design.What type of comparisons would most likely have been made?
A)participants of the same age at the same time
B)participants of different ages at the same time
C)participants of the same age at different times
D)participants of different ages at different times

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In a cross-sectional study, data is collected from participants of different ages at the same time. Therefore, the most likely comparisons in this study would have been between participants of different ages, rather than participants of the same age at different times or the same age at the same time.

A Professor Conducted a Developmental Study Using a Cross-Sectional Design