You were asked to participate in an experiment to test the effectiveness of review sessions on exam grades. As a research methods student, you concluded that you had been assigned to the control group because you simply took the scheduled exams. Since you were in the control group you simply gave up and quit studying. This exemplifies:
A)compensation.
B)the testing effect.
C)demoralization.
D)maturation.
E)experimental mortality.

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This exemplifies demoralization because the participant in the control group felt discouraged and gave up due to not having any additional resources to aid in their studying.

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