Researchers were interested in the effects of color on reducing test anxiety. They predicted that participants would report less test anxiety when a test was printed on pale blue paper compared to...

Extracted text: Researchers were interested in the effects of color on reducing test anxiety. They predicted that participants would report less test anxiety when a test was printed on pale blue paper compared to white paper. Sixteen participants were randomly assigned to take a memory test in one of the two paper color conditions. All participants took the test at the same time. However, each was seated in a small private cubicle and could not see other participant's tests. The first question on the test asked them to indicate their level of anxiety before starting the exam on a scale of 1(not anxious) to 9 (very anxious). Data for this hypothetical study are shown below. Color of Test Paper Pale Blue White 3 3 8 4 6 1332 TN-5