Murray wants to examine stability and change in personality over time. He enlists a group of elementary school children and measures their personality when they are in the first grade, then again when they are in the third grade, and then again when they progress to the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades. What kind of study is Murray conducting?
A) a longitudinal study
B) an archival study
C) an experiment
D) a clinical interview

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Murray is conducting a longitudinal study as he is studying the same group of individuals over an extended period of time to examine stability and change in their personalities.

Murray Wants to Examine Stability and Change in Personality Over