Tristan Is Interested in Understanding the Study Habits of College

question 176

Multiple Choice

Tristan is interested in understanding the study habits of college freshmen. He hypothesizes that males are more likely than females to procrastinate when stressed. For his study, Tristan randomly assigns participants to different stress conditions and measures their behavior. What type of study design is Tristan using?

• A) correlation
• B) quasi-experimental design
• C) interview
• D) true experiment

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Concentration Ratio

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