Suriya designed a study to see if study sessions increased her students' performance on exams. She assigned only half her class to participate in a study session before an exam. What kind of research is she conducting?
A) survey
B) field research
C) experiment
D) intensive interviewing

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Suriya is conducting an experiment because she is manipulating one variable (the study session) and observing its effect on another variable (students' performance on exams). The fact that she is assigning only half of the class to participate in the study session indicates that she is using a treatment group and a control group to compare the differences in performance.

Suriya Designed a Study to See If Study Sessions Increased