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A cross‐sectional design occurs when researchers do not sample variables over time. Researchers may assess development in children over different ages, rather than following the same children over time. An advantage is that the study may be more feasible in that participants do not have to be followed over time.

Retrospective research methodologies are also widely used in developmental studies. Retrospective studies ask subjects to report on prior experiences, such as exposure to life stress, maltreatment, or other life experiences that occurred prior to the current point in time. An important note is that there are often differing results from studies that use retrospective versus prospective designs (Baldwin et al., 2019).