How might you describe this hypothesized interaction effect?



A. A cell phone ringing during a lecture will lead to more errors on an exam, especially for those students high in narcissism.

B. A cell phone ringing during a lecture will lead to more errors on an exam, especially for those students low in narcissism.

C. Those who experience a ringing cell phone during a lecture and who are high in narcissism will make the most errors on the exam.

D. A ringing cell phone will lead to more errors on an exam for those low in narcissism, but those with high levels of narcissism will be unaffected.


Ans: D

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