Question

1. ciara is a 12-year old college freshman. ciara has agreed to be interviewed frequently and in-depth by one of the university psychologists, so that the psychologist can more fully understand the experiences of highly gifted adolescents. the research method being used by the psychologist is.....

a survey
quasi-experiment
case study
experiment

1. the ____ method refers to following a particular group over an extended period of time whereas the ________ method refers to selecting individuals to study of different ages, races, or genders to represent the same span of time?

introspection, behaviorism
cross-sectional, introspection
behaviorism, longitudinal
longitudinal, cross-sectional

Explanation:

For question 2: A case study involves in-depth examination of a single individual or small group, which matches the psychologist's frequent, in-depth interviews with Clara (a single highly gifted adolescent).
For question 3: Longitudinal studies follow a group over time; cross-sectional studies compare different groups (e.g., ages) at one time to represent a time span.

Answer:

1. C. Case Study
2. D. Longitudinal, Cross-Sectional