Before Administering a Manipulation Designed to Improve the Mood of Research

question 44

Multiple Choice

Before administering a manipulation designed to improve the mood of research participants, each participant completes a mood questionnaire. After the mood change is created, the participants then complete another mood questionnaire. The original questionnaire is used as a(n) __________.

• A) baseline measure
• B) manipulation check
• C) control variable
• D) alternate explanation

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