As a secondary mathematics teacher, Hernandez conducted a study that explored whether giving children recess prior to testing helped their test performance. For one of the semesters, he sends half of his classes out for 10 minutes of recess prior to testing for the other half, he provides 10 minutes of free time after the test.
-The students in the non recess condition decided they would try harder on the tests because they didn't get recess. This is an example of an)
A) Experimenter threat.
B) John Henry effect.
C) Placebo effect.
D) Hawthorne effect.

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The John Henry effect occurs when participants in the control group try harder to compensate for not receiving the intervention or treatment. In this case, the students in the non-recess condition were motivated to try harder on the test to make up for not getting the recess.

As a Secondary Mathematics Teacher, Hernandez Conducted a Study That