TESTING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
THE DYNAMICS OF INTELLIGENCE
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researchers test the intelligence of all students in high school
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intelligence tests are given to the residents of a nursing home
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a group of kindergartners is given an intelligence test. They are retested every other year for 30 years.
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is an example of a longitudinal study? The 1970 British Cohort Study, which has collected data on the lives of 17, 000 Brits since their births in 1970, is one well-known example of a longitudinal study.
Detailed explanation-2: -A longitudinal study follows the same sample over time and makes repeated observations. A longitudinal survey, for example, surveys the same group of people at regular intervals, enabling researchers to track changes over time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lewis Terman was an influential psychologist who is known for his version of the Stanford-Binet intelligence test and for his longitudinal study of giftedness. His research is the longest-lasting longitudinal study ever conducted.
Detailed explanation-4: -The longitudinal method of research consists of studying: the same individuals over a long period of time.