You conduct an experiment to contrast two study techniques. After participants either "cram" or study over a period of time, you give them a test of comprehension. You find that your test was too easy because everyone in your experiment got 100 percent of the items correct. You have:
A) a measure that was highly sensitive to the type of technique used.
B) encountered a floor effect, making your measure highly sensitive to the technique.
C) encountered a ceiling effect, making your measure insensitive to the technique.
D) an invalid measure.

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A ceiling effect occurs when the test is too easy, and all participants score very high, making it difficult to detect differences between groups.

You Conduct an Experiment to Contrast Two Study Techniques