write in past tense: To test these apparent effects, the data were analyzed using a 2x2 between-subjects design. The mean score on the RAT for participants in the opaque cheating condition was 18.75 (SD = 3.21), while participants in the transparent cheating condition had a mean score of 15.40 (SD = 2.87). A t-test analysis revealed a significant difference between these two groups, t(78) = 3.45, p < .001, indicating that participants in the opaque cheating condition performed significantly better on the creativity test compared to those in the transparent cheating condition