Dr. Coria is in the process of reviewing a recent article submission and noticed that the authors stressed that the rats' intelligence increased because of the experimental manipulation. Dr. Coria is concerned that it was familiarity with the behavioral intervention of a maze, not an increase in intelligence. Dr. Coria is referring to:
A) maturation.
B) instrumentation.
C) practice effects.
D) history.

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Dr. Coria's concern refers to practice effects, which occur when participants improve on a task over time due to repeated exposure or practice, rather than due to the experimental manipulation itself.

Dr Coria Is in the Process of Reviewing a Recent