Question

Robyn has been working on developing a new task to test the reaction time of athletes. As she begins to test athletes using her new task, she notices that all the athletes are scoring extremely high on her test. Robyn's task has fallen prey to a _____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Ceiling effect

Explanation:

A ceiling effect takes place when the test items are not challenging enough for a group of individuals. Thus, the test score will not increase for a subsample of people who may have improved because they have already attained the highest score that can be achieved on that test.