Lark Manufacturing Company initiated a voluntary Quality Circles program for machine operators. Independent surveys of employee attitudes indicated that the machine operators participating in the program were less satisfied with their work situations after two years of the program’s existence than they were at the program’s start. Obviously, any workers who participate in a Quality Circles program will, as a result, become less satisfied with their jobs.
Each of the following, if true, would weaken the conclusion drawn above EXCEPT:

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Correct Answer is :  The machine operators who participated in Quality Circles reported that, when the program started, they felt that participation might improve their work situations.

GMAT Verbal Reasoning Practice Test 3