Research Methods in Lifespan Psychology

This document will help you in understanding the concept of Research Methods in Lifespan Psychology

Case study method: A form of research in which investigators study an individual or group in depth
Cross- sectional method: A research method in which researchers compare groups of  individuals of different age levels at approximately the same point in time
Cross-sequential method: A research method that combines feature of both the cross-sectional and the longitudinal methods which yields a third dimension of measurement that compares cohorts, or people of the same age, at different points in time
Ethnography study: A study that seeks to describe the pattern of relationships, customs, beliefs and traditions that makes up a society’s way of life
Longitudinal method: A method of research in which investigators study the same people repeatedly at various times in the participant’s live