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.Although this research is 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 involves following a group of participants (in this case, children) for an extended period of time (20 years) and observing their behavior over time. This type of study is called a longitudinal study. A sequential study involves following multiple groups of participants over time, while a cross-sectional study involves comparing different groups of participants at a single point in time. Continuous is not a type of study design.

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