Which of the following is NOT an example of an experimental design?
a. Giving people a survey about their political opinions and seeing if they differ by gender
b. Assigning half of a group of students with ADHD to sleep 4 hours per night and the other half to sleep 8 hours per night to see what effect sleep has on ADHD symptoms
c. Giving a group of participants a political speech and telling half that it was written by a Democratic candidate and the other half that it was written by a Republican candidate to see if perceptions of political-party membership influence opinions about the speech
d. Assigning some participants to listen to a political speech in a cold room and others to listen to the same speech in a hot room and measuring agreement with the speaker
Ans: A
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