The experiment discussed at the beginning of the chapter identified both an experimental and control group in the examination of the effect of ignoring text messages on participants' levels of distraction during a given task. This experiment would be classified as a:
A) one-group design.
B) two-group design.
C) three-group design.
D) four-group design.

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The experiment involves both an experimental group (those whose text messages are ignored) and a control group (those whose text messages are not ignored), making it a two-group design.

The Experiment Discussed at the Beginning of the Chapter Identified