To See If the Time of Day Has an Effect

question 59

Multiple Choice

To see if the time of day has an effect on helping behavior, experimenters ask passersby for directions in New York's Central Park, either at 8:00 am or 8:00 pm. Which of the following is true?

• A)this is an example of field research that lacks an independent variable
• B)this is a study with two independent variables (the times)
• C)this is an example of a field experiment
• D)the independent variable is an instructional variable

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