Walton and Cohen Conducted a Study in Which They Intervened

question 77

Multiple Choice

Walton and Cohen conducted a study in which they intervened in freshman college students' experience by having them read either an essay about how stress is a normal part of the college transition, or a control essay. What did the researchers find when they tracked the students' GPAs over the course of the next three years?

• A) The treatment had no effect.
• B) All students who read an essay about stress being normal had higher GPAs than those who did not.
• C) Black students who read an essay about stress being normal had higher GPAs than Black students who did not.
• D) White students who read an essay about stress being normal had higher GPAs than Black students who read the same essay.

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