At the beginning of the term, researchers measured the attitudes of students taking a class in cross-cultural communication. At the end of the term, the students' attitudes were measured again. This is an example of a(n) _____ design.
A)nonequivalent control group
B)independent groups
C)one-shot case study
D)one-group pretest-posttest

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The given scenario is an example of a one-group pretest-posttest design. This is because the same group of students is being measured twice, once before the class and once after the class, with no other group to compare them to.

At the Beginning of the Term, Researchers Measured the Attitudes