Softball Players Were Asked to Estimate the Size of a Softball

question 38

Multiple Choice

Softball players were asked to estimate the size of a softball immediately after a game. When perceived ball size was examined in relation to batting average, it was revealed that

• A) tired players (regardless of batting average) provided smaller ball-size estimates than rested players.
• B) rested players with high batting averages provided smaller ball-size estimates than tired players with high batting averages.
• C) players with better batting averages provided larger ball-size estimates than players with lower batting averages.
• D) rested players with lower batting averages provided larger ball-size estimates than tired players with low batting averages.

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