A Psychologist Is Interested to Know Which of Two Sorting

question 8

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is interested to know which of two sorting techniques leads to better memory performance in 6-year-olds. Each participant first sorts a set of pictures any way he or she likes. Recall is then tested. After this, each participant is required to sort an equivalent set of pictures into five predetermined categories. Recall for the items in this step is then tested. What procedure does this study represent?

• A)Matched random assignment
• B)Repeated measures
• C)Simple random assignment
• D)Combined measures

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