Question

Xiao is gathering research on the number of meals people eat. He gathers data about the number of daily meals eaten by 25 people at each of the following ages – 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70 years – over the course of one week, and looks for developmental differences. What type of research design is Xiao using?

a.Continuous
b.Cross-sectional
c.Sequential
d.Longitudinal

Answer 1

b.Cross-sectional

Step-by-step explanation:

Cross-sectional research design: In psychological research, the term "cross-sectional research design" is described as one of the types of observational study or research design. However, an experimenter or researcher, while conducting cross-sectional research tends to measure or analyse the outcome and related exposures in the participants involved simultaneously i.e, the research is being conducted at a specific period in time.

In the question above, Xiao is using a cross-sectional research design.