Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Which of the Following Best Illustrates the Problem

question 50

Multiple Choice

Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Which of the following best illustrates the problem of carryover effects?

• A)An experimenter changes scoring procedures as an experiment progresses.
• B)Solving the first anagram facilitates solving later anagrams.
• C)Subjects always perform best on the last set of problems in a random series.
• D)Subjects tire and make more mistakes as they solve puzzles in each treatment condition.

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