An educational psychologist investigated how adolescents interpret academic feedback. Each participant was asked to listen to two audio recordings of a teacher delivering feedback on a mock examination:
The psychologist recorded these audio clips himself, using his own voice, and decided personally which specific phrasing and vocal tones represented 'encouraging' versus 'discouraging' communication. The participants then rated how motivated they felt after listening to each clip on a scale of 1–10.
Explain how this study could be improved by selecting or producing the audio clips in a different way.
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