Selah is aware that playing certain types of computer games can have an impact on mood,and she wonders whether these effects might vary with age.She recruits a group of college-age adults,a group of middle-aged adults,and a group of elderly adults to test her hypothesis.Selah's research is best described as ____.
A)longitudinal
B)cross-sectional
C)repeated measures
D)time series

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Selah's research involves recruiting different groups of individuals of different ages and comparing their responses at one point in time. Therefore, this is an example of cross-sectional research design.

Selah Is Aware That Playing Certain Types of Computer Games