Chapter 1. Research Methods in Developmental Psychology

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Infographic Activity 8.1 Research Methods in Developmental Psychology

Research Methods in Developmental Psychology

Developmental psychologists use several research methods to study changes that occur with age. Imagine you want to know whether using social media helps protect against feelings of loneliness over time. How would you design a study to measure that? Let’s compare methods.

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