A "baby biography" is best considered to be an example of which of the following research methods?
A) experiment
B) cross-sectional study
C) survey
D) case study

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The text presents the method used in baby biographies as a precursor to the use of case studies. (They could also be an example of naturalistic observation, since they involve observing infants and recording how and when key development events occur.) They do not, however, involve observing groups of individuals of different ages (the cross-sectional method) or assigning individuals to groups (the experimental method). Since baby biographies are observations of babies, they also cannot fit into the survey method, which involves asking questions and recording responses.

A "Baby Biography" Is Best Considered to Be an Example