You have just completed an extensive study investigating the differences in play behaviors during childhood. However, as you now review your data, you find that you are not able to consider possible past influences or determinants of age-related changes nor do you have information on developmental patterns of individual children. Which design did you use?

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The design used is cross-sectional design, which involves comparing different groups of individuals of different ages at a single point in time. This design is not able to consider past influences or individual developmental patterns as it only measures differences between age groups at one specific time.

You Have Just Completed an Extensive Study Investigating the Differences