Assume that a student in a psychology course scored particularly low on an exam compared to others in the class and to his own usual level of performance.We should expect any subsequent exam scores from this student to be higher,even without knowing anything about this student's general abilities in the course.This best represents an example of ____.
A) a regression artifact
B) a deviant-case analysis
C) maturation
D) carryover effects

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This is an example of a regression artifact (or regression to the mean), which refers to the statistical phenomenon where if a variable is extreme on its first measurement, it will tend to be closer to the average on its second measurement. This is not due to any causal intervention but rather a statistical tendency.

Assume That a Student in a Psychology Course Scored Particularly