In an Experiment to Test Whether Teaching a New Memory

question 105

Multiple Choice

In an experiment to test whether teaching a new memory strategy will improve students' test scores, student characteristics, such as motivation, are controlled by

• A)interviewing each student concerning their motivation in the class.
• B)giving each student a personality test.
• C)randomly assigning students to the two groups.
• D)interviewing the teachers concerning each of the students.

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