Assignment: Common research methodologies utilized within the field of Developmental Psychology
1) Longitudinal design - data is collected over time (usually years) from the same group of individuals (as categorized by a cohort, such as a group with the same or different ages)
2) Cross sectional design - data is collected simultaneously (at the same time and only once) from a group of individuals (as categorized by a cohort, such as a group with different ages)
3) Cross sequential design - data is collected over time (usually years) from different groups of individuals (as categorized by a cohort, such as groups with different ages)
(Choose either way you understand the question)
Question:
How each of this design can be utilized to study the effects of amount of time playing video games on obesity? Give an example of each of this design.
Or
Give an example of each Longitudinal design, Cross sectional design, and cross sequential design associated with the effects of the amount of time playing video games on obesity.