Explain the Cognitive Response Model

question 76

Essay

Explain the cognitive response model.

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Definitions:

Participant Effects

The influence that the presence of participants in research may have on the results, due to their behaviors, attitudes, or responses being affected by knowing they are being studied.

Confederates

In experimental psychology, individuals who seem to be participants but are actually part of the research team, used to manipulate social interactions as part of the experiment.

Experimental Group

In an experiment, this group is exposed to the variable being tested, contrasting with the control group, which is not exposed to the variable.

Independent Variable

In experimental and research settings, the variable that is manipulated to observe its effects on a dependent variable.