In a Study of the Effects of Humor on Memory

question 5

Multiple Choice

In a study of the effects of humor on memory, Schmidt (1994) had participants read either humorous sentences or non-humorous sentences and then later tested participants' memory for the sentences.The experimental group in this experiment was:

• A) the group of participants assigned non-humorous sentences.
• B) the group of participants assigned humorous sentences.
• C) a third group of participants who were not asked to read any sentences.
• D) irrelevant because there was no experimental group in this experiment.

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