Lindy Is a College Professor Who Is Attempting to Improve

Multiple Choice

Lindy is a college professor who is attempting to improve the performance of her students by making learning-friendly course material. She rearranges the room, purchases lamps, and develops a new set of readings. Her students do, in fact, improve. If this improvement stemmed from a Hawthorne effect, then it can be best attributed to

A) the students' perception that they were receiving special treatment.
B) the students' feeling that Lindy's class is better than other classes.
C) Lindy's positive attitude toward education.
D) the impact of physical setting on academic performance.