Lifespan Development: Research Methods Flashcards
Longitudinal studies are good for studying __________ ______________.
Lifespan development
Name 2 advantages of longitudinal studies
Can study the consistencies and inconsistencies of behaviour
Can study how early development affects later development
Name 3 disadvantages of longitudinal studies
Expensive
Time consuming
Withdrawal/loss of interest/ death
Define: cross sectional studies
Where a group of participants of different ages are studied over a relatively short period of time
3 advantages of cross-sectional studies?
Inexpensive
Less time consuming
More practical/easier
2 disadvantages of cross-sectional studies?
Difference in behaviour may not be caused by age
Doesn’t control generational influences
Define: twin studies
Research using identical (monozygotic) twins and fraternal (dizygotic) twins
Define: monozygotic twin
Identical genes developed from the same sperm and egg combination, meaning they look the same
Define: dizygotic twins
two separate eggs independently fertilised by two different sperm cells, therefore they are not genetically identical
Twin studies help to highlight the influence of ____________ factors.
Environmental
Define: adoption studies
Research involving children who are adopted
In adoption studies, who are the children compared to?
Their adoptive and biological parents.
Define: longitudinal study
Studying the same group of research participants over an extended period of time, taking measurements on thoughts, feelings and/or behaviours at different ages
