In an ABAB Design Study, a Researcher Is Measuring the Level

question 56

Multiple Choice

In an ABAB design study, a researcher is measuring the level of depression with and without the addition of an exercise program. What is the first "A" in the study?

• A) Healthy eating habits
• B) Exercise
• C) No exercise
• D) Depression

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Definitions:

Conformity

The process of aligning one's attitudes, beliefs, and actions with the norms of a group or the expectations of society.

Standard Line

A reference line used for comparison or measurement purposes, often in the context of visual perception experiments.

Milgram's Study

A psychological experiment conducted in the 1960s by Stanley Milgram to measure the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

Obeyed Experimenter

Refers to the phenomenon where participants in a study are likely to follow orders from the authority figure conducting the experiment.