Researchers interested in factors that influence people's performance identified an interaction effect between stress level and the difficulty of the task.Performance on easy tasks was relatively better under high stress than under low stress; performance on difficult tasks was relatively better under low stress than under high stress.The researchers further found that the interaction effect of stress and difficulty was more pronounced for men than for women.The combined effect of the stress,difficulty,and gender independent variables represents a
A) triple or three-way interaction effect.
B) simple main effect.
C) modified main effect.
D) ceiling (men) and floor (women) effect.

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The three independent variables of stress level, difficulty of the task, and gender interact with each other to create a triple or three-way interaction effect. The effect of stress level on performance varies depending on the difficulty of the task and gender, making it a complex interaction. This is not a simple main effect or modified main effect, as those terms refer to the effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable, holding all other variables constant. There is no indication of a ceiling or floor effect in the question.

Researchers Interested in Factors That Influence People's Performance Identified an Interaction