A study conducted by Ryan and Hemmes (2005) investigated the impact of rewarding college students with points for submitting homework. Their results suggested that overall, course points served as an incentive for submitting homework. However, some individual participants submitted homework even when no points were assigned. Because the researchers used a ________ design, they were able to quickly identify individual differences.

A. single-case
B. developmental
C. control series
D. cross-sectional


Answer: A

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