A researcher states that "anxiety decreased performance irrespective of the participants' motivation levels." This statement tells you that there was a(n)
a. main effect of anxiety.
b. interaction between anxiety and motivation.
c. main effect of motivation.
d. Type I error.
Ans: a. main effect of anxiety.
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