Walton and Cohen Conducted a Study in Which They Intervened

question 119

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 lower GPAs than black students who read the same essay.

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