Question: Why is counterbalancing used in experimental research? What is a cross-sectional research design?
Answer: Cross-sectional research design is where different participant groups are populated by people sharing a personal property thus allowing cross-sectional comparisons to be made.
The personal property is usually demographic in its nature (e.g. age, gender or group). For example Sen et al (2001) use a cross-sectional design in a study comparing depth perception in five and seven-month-old infants. This design is useful in discovering between group differences. Any cross-sectional difference can be studied (e.g. ability at age, attitude per gender or attitude at age).....(short extract)
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- Subject: Psychology
- Course: Child Development
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 77%
- Words: 380
- Date submitted: January 21, 2009
- Date written: February, 2007
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- Essay ID: 222
