Baum and Valins studied two basic dorm arrangements: the long corridor with one central bathroom and rooms clustered into suites that shared a bathroom. Comparing these two arrangements, they found

a. that the long corridor design provided more space to each student.
b. that the students in the long corridor design made more friends since they were constantly in contact with the other students.
c. that the students in the suites reported feeling less crowded.
d. all of these results to be true.


ANSWER: c

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