Marlee is interested in people’s impressions of the riskiness of texting while driving. She identifies 10 states that will put forth legislation outlawing texting within the next year. For the 4 months leading to the implementation of the legislation, Marlee surveys individuals from each of these states twice a week about their impressions of the riskiness of texting. She continues surveying them for 4 months after the law is put into place. Her study design is best described as ______.
A. nonequivalent-control-group design
B. interrupted-time-series design
C. multiple-group before-and-after design
D. repeated-measures panel design
Ans: C
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