A clinical psychologist is planning a study to investigate how symptoms of schizophrenia change during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood. The researcher decides to use a longitudinal design to follow a cohort of 50 high-risk adolescents over a ten-year period.
Explain one strength and one weakness of choosing a longitudinal design for this clinical investigation.
82 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Research methods and skills, covering Research methods and skills. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.