Study Was Conducted to Look at Whether Caffeine Improves Productivity

question 8

Multiple Choice

study was conducted to look at whether caffeine improves productivity at work in different conditions.There were two independent variables.The first independent variable was email,which had two levels: 'email access' and 'no email access'.The second independent variable was caffeine,which also had two levels: 'caffeinated drink' and 'decaffeinated drink'.Different participants took part in each condition.Productivity was recorded at the end of the day on a scale of 0 (I may as well have stayed in bed) to 20 (wow! I got enough work done today to last all year) .Looking at the group means in the table below,which of the interpretations below is correct?

• A)A simple effects analysis is likely to show an effect of email on productivity for decaffeinated drinks but not caffeinated ones.
• B)A simple effects analysis is likely to show an effect of caffeine on productivity only for 'no email'.
• C)A simple effects analysis is likely to show an effect of caffeine on productivity at both levels of email.
• D)A simple effects analysis is likely to show an effect of email on productivity at both levels of caffeine.

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