Olivia is conducting a longitudinal study on adolescence. During the first wave she interviewed each participant about their familial relationships. She used the information she obtained to develop a measure of familial relationships that she administered during the second wave of the study. In the first wave, Olivia is using _____, in the second wave she is using _____.
A) qualitative; quantitative
B) quantitative; qualitative
C) interview data; archival data
D) archival data; interview data

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In the first wave, Olivia is conducting interviews, which is a qualitative method. In the second wave, she uses a measure developed from the interviews, which is a quantitative method.

Olivia Is Conducting a Longitudinal Study on Adolescence