A human resources psychologist is interested in the effect of work schedule on job satisfaction. She compares satisfaction scores of workers who work five 8-hour shifts with workers who work four 10-hour shifts. Which of the following types of design has the manager employed?
A)One-group pretest-posttest design
B)Nonequivalent pretest-posttest design
C)Nonequivalent control group design
D)One-shot case study

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The human resources psychologist has employed a nonequivalent control group design, where the two groups being compared (workers who work five 8-hour shifts and those who work four 10-hour shifts) are not randomly assigned and there is no pretest. The comparison is made using a posttest to assess job satisfaction.

A Human Resources Psychologist Is Interested in the Effect of Work