Evaluating the Experiment from the Inside: Internal Validity Experiments by Ritchey and Armstrong (1982) showed that subjects recalled ____ when the degree of ____ was controlled.
A)detailed drawings better than less elaborate drawings; attention
B)detailed drawings better than less elaborate drawings; distinctiveness
C)less elaborate drawings better than detailed drawings; attention
D)less elaborate drawings better than detailed drawings; distinctiveness

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The study by Ritchey and Armstrong (1982) controlled for the degree of distinctiveness, not attention. The study found that subjects recalled detailed drawings better than less elaborate drawings when the degree of distinctiveness was controlled.