Disadvantages of a Within-Subjects Design In Jenna's within-subjects design, subjects learned the same list of words in two different treatment conditions (forming mental pictures of the words and repeating the words over and over).Her selection of a within-subjects design to compare learning strategies was unfortunate because a
A)between-subjects design would provide better control for individual differences.
B)between-subjects design would achieve greater statistical power.
C)within-subjects design involves unavoidable interference between experimental conditions.
D)within-subjects design risks uncontrollable order effects.

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Within-subjects designs involve unavoidable interference between experimental conditions, as participants are exposed to multiple treatments, which can affect their performance on subsequent treatments.

Disadvantages of a Within-Subjects Design in Jenna's Within-Subjects Design, Subjects