Samantha Had One Group of Participants Watch a Violent Hockey

question 48

Multiple Choice

Samantha had one group of participants watch a violent hockey game and had the other group watch a nonviolent hockey game. She pretested participants on their levels of trait aggressiveness to make sure there were equal numbers of such people in both groups. She measured physiological arousal in response to the game. Samantha used a(n) ________ design and should analyze her data using a(n) __________ samples t test.

• A) natural pairs; correlated
• B) matched pairs; correlated
• C) between-subjects; independent
• D) matched pairs; independent

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Definitions:

Total Institutions

Settings where people are isolated from the larger society and under the strict control and constant supervision of a specialized staff.

Specialized Staff

Employees with specific skills and knowledge tailored to perform particular tasks or roles within an organization.

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Simulated prison environments created for research or training purposes to study behaviors, psychological effects, and social dynamics within the correctional system context.

Changing Radically

Undergoing fundamental and profound changes in beliefs, practices, structures, or behaviors.