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An audience of 20-year-olds finds a series of off-color jokes highly amusing. A group of 50-year-olds finds the same jokes highly offensive. It is concluded that, as people age, their senses of humor become more rigid and narrow. The major difficulty in drawing conclusions of this sort is that _______.

A) longitudinal studies cannot distinguish between age differences and generational differences
B) cross-sectional studies cannot distinguish between age differences and generational differences
C) longitudinal studies cannot distinguish between age differences and differences in the time at which measurements are taken
D) cross-sectional studies cannot distinguish between age differences and differences in the time at which measurements are taken

Cross-Sectional Studies

Studies that analyze data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Longitudinal Studies

Research methods that study the same subjects over a period of time, often many years, to observe changes or development.

Generational Differences

Variations in attitudes, values, behaviors, and expectations among different age groups or generations within a population.

  • Examine the pros and cons of utilizing longitudinal and cross-sectional methodologies for research.
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