Describe research methodologies that involve manipulation of an independent variable. What relationship does the dependent variable have to the independent variable? Include an explanation of experimental group, control condition, and random assignment
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Answer: The independent variable is the factor manipulated by the experimenter. The dependent variable is that which the experimenter measures. The hypothesis states that the dependent variable will be affected by the independent variable in some way. The experimental group is the group that receives the treatment condition. The control group does not. Random assignment has as its goal elimination of confounding variables to the extent possible, since they will vary equally across groups. Include terms such as operational definition and random sampling.
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A disadvantage in showing people examples before asking them to generate unusual products is that people
a. ignore the examples. b. spend too much time studying the examples. c. produce products that are too similar to the examples. d. produce products that are too different from the examples.
By developing connections to a more limited representation of the people in our environment, we will begin reducing our own biases
a. True b. False
__________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group, but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which group.
A. The double-blind study B. Field research C. The single-blind study D. Correlational research