A researcher measures some participants on a measure that required concentration in a loud and distracting environment and others in a quiet environment. The researcher does not find the predicted relationship between performance on this measure and IQ

If you assume that such a relationship exists in reality, the failure to find it in this study may be due to
A) measurement error.
B) reality error.
C) comparison error.
D) scale of measurement error.


Answer: A

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