Interested in the effects of different kinds of instruction on video game performance, Martin asks 30 college freshmen to each play one hour of Ratchet and Klank..Participants are randomly assigned to one of three instruction groups: (1) complete the tasks as quickly as possible, (2) conserve as much health as possible find gold bolts (worth lots of money in equipment and ammunition).Obviously, even in a single instruction group, not all players will obtain the same final score.These differences in an instruction group reflect:
A) between-groups variance.
B) within-groups variance.
C) effects of instruction.
D) effects of confounding variables.

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The differences in scores within each instruction group reflect within-groups variance, as they are measuring the variability within a single group of subjects. Between-groups variance would refer to differences in scores between the three instruction groups. The effects of instruction are what the researchers are interested in studying, but these effects are not reflected in the differences within a single instruction group. Confounding variables are not mentioned in the scenario.

Interested in the Effects of Different Kinds of Instruction on Video