If, in the Example of a Headache Study Used in the Text

question 25

Multiple Choice

If, in the example of a headache study used in the text, all subjects had been studied over the same period of time, differences that might be caused by stressful times (such as Christmas) would

• A) contaminate the results.
• B) add to the usefulness of the results.
• C) improve the generalizability of the study.
• D) reduce the variability in the scores.

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