Aisha wants to examine the effect of room temperature on task performance. She places one group of participants in a room that is set to a temperature of 54 degrees, a second group in a room that is set to a temperature of 72 degrees, and a third group in a room that is set to a temperature of 90 degrees. She then measures the amount of time it takes each group to complete the same task. This design would best represent a(n) _____ design.
A)independent groups
B)repeated measures
C)three-group pretest-posttest
D)pretest-posttest

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This design is an independent groups design because each group experiences a different level of the independent variable (room temperature) and there is no overlap between the participants in each group.

Aisha Wants to Examine the Effect of Room Temperature on Task