Question 1 / 2
Unit 3 · Topics 3.1 / AAQ skill focus
Age difference or change?
Cross-sectional designs and generalizability.
About 10 minutes · Original short practice · UntimedPsychology / AAQ skill focus
Read closely. Explain the connection.
Start with the evidence.
Question 2 / 2
A short written explanation
Open a sentence starting point
This is a ___ design because ___. The result compares ___ rather than ___. One competing explanation is ___.
0 words · Write at least 12 before opening the revision guide. Written reasoning is reviewed by a teacher.
Age difference or change? · Student practice record
Age difference or change? · AP Psychology Unit 3 · Topics 3.1 · In progress Mode: guided. Hints opened: 0. Study brief Researchers recruit 30 volunteers aged 20, 30 aged 40, and 30 aged 60 from a community center. All complete the same unfamiliar navigation task once. Mean scores differ by age group. Education, technology experience, and cohort experiences may differ across the groups. No participant is followed over time. Evidence marked: None Question 1: Which developmental design is used? First checked response: Not checked Question 2: Which is the most defensible limitation? First checked response: Not checked WRITING PROMPT Identify the design and explain why the observed age-group difference cannot by itself show how individuals change as they age. FIRST DRAFT Not written REVISED RESPONSE Not written REVISION NOTE Not written SELF-REVIEW Identify different ages measured at one time.: Not reviewed Distinguish group differences from individual change.: Not reviewed Connect a cohort or experience difference to performance.: Not reviewed TRANSFER A follow-up tests the same people every five years. What new limitation deserves attention? Not checked Choice checks: 0/2. Transfer: Not checked. Written work requires teacher review; these are not AP points. Original fictional teaching study. These are invented observations, not published research findings.