You Were Asked to Participate in an Experiment to Test

question 38

Multiple Choice

You were asked to participate in an experiment to test the effectiveness of review sessions on exam grades. As a research methods student, you concluded that you had been assigned to the control group because you simply took the scheduled exams. Since you were in the control group you simply gave up and quit studying. This exemplifies:

• A)compensation.
• B)the testing effect.
• C)demoralization.
• D)maturation.
• E)experimental mortality.

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