Suzy Gogetter, a Second Year Graduate Student, Wants to Study

Multiple Choice

Suzy Gogetter, a second year graduate student, wants to study changes over time in symptoms of anxiety.In particular, she is interested in the changes from middle-school to high school.For her dissertation, she plans to recruit a sample of 12-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 14-year olds, and 15-year-olds and measure their symptoms of anxiety over the course of a year.This design is known as:

A) Prospective longitudinal
B) Cross sectional
C) Accelerated longitudinal
D) A no-no for graduate students