Jamonn Conducts a Study in Which One Group of Participants

question 36

Multiple Choice

Jamonn conducts a study in which one group of participants is randomly assigned to be in a 70-degree room, and another group of participants is randomly assigned to be in a 90-degree room. Jamonn will make a

• A) within-subjects comparison.
• B) matched-subjects comparison.
• C) between-subjects comparison.
• D) correlated-subjects comparison.

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