Say You Are a Researcher Interested in Studying the Effects

question 69

Essay

Say you are a researcher interested in studying the effects of drinking Gatorade or plain water on college student performance on a four-hour math test.Describe how you would conduct this experiment.What is the independent variable? The dependent variable? How would you decide who drinks Gatorade and who drinks water? Is deception appropriate here,and if so,what deception would you use and why?

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