A Professor Wants to Examine the Effects of Diet on Learning.He

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Multiple Choice

A professor wants to examine the effects of diet on learning.He places some laboratory rats on a starvation diet (Group A) but eliminates only desserts from the diet of a second group (Group B) .During the experiment,the professor discovers that he needs more Group B rats,so he catches some in a local alley.The results of the experiment show that Group B rats are faster at learning a maze,so the professor concludes that diet is related to learning speed.Which statement about his conclusion is most accurate?

• A) The professor's conclusion is correct because the number of rats in each group are the same.
• B) The professor's conclusion is correct because the two groups of rats were on a different diet.
• C) The professor's conclusion is incorrect because the type of rat was a confound.
• D) The professor's conclusion is incorrect because the study is correlational.

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