The Grade Point Average GPA) of Students Participating in an Experiment

question 20

Multiple Choice

The grade point average GPA) of students participating in an experiment on academic achievement rose over the course of the academic year. The students worked harder to do better in school because they knew that they were being studied. This is an example of :

• A) Selection Effect
• B) The Hawthorne Effect
• C) Central Tendency
• D) Parsimony

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