Two Independent Groups in Kelley's (1950) Classic Study of the Effects

question 62

Multiple Choice

Two Independent Groups In Kelley's (1950) classic study of the effects of people's expectations on their impressions of others, he gave Introductory Psychology students written descriptions of a guest lecturer before he came to class.Kelley handed out the descriptions at random.Half the students were told the visitor was a "warm" person and half were told he was "cold." After the visitor led a 20-minute class discussion, students rated the lecturer.Which design did Kelley use?

• A)experimental group-control group
• B)multiple independent groups
• C)two independent groups
• D)two matched groups

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