PSY E111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Time Signature, Psy, Psych
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Longitudinal design one group of people is followed and assessed at different times as the groups ages. Advantage looking at real age related changes as those changes occur in the same individuals. Disadvantage the lengthy amount of mine, money, and effort involved in following participants over the years; the loss of participants when they move away, lose interest, or die. Cross sectional design several different age groups are studied at one time; determine age related changes. Advantage being quick, relatively inexpensive, and easier to accomplish than the longitudinal design. Cross sequential design different participants of various ages are compared at several points in time, to determine both age related differences and age related changes. Comparing iq scores (30 year old and 80 year old) Gene a certain sequence of amines. Chromosome rod shaped structures of which genes are located found in the nucleus of a cell. Autosomes pairs of chromosomes (22) which characteristics are determined.
