Armand Conducts a Study for His Research Method Class

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Essay

Armand conducts a study for his research method class.He is curious as to whether watching romantic movies makes people more committed to their romantic relationship.He collects a sample of men in dating relationships and divides them into two groups.One group watches a 5-minute clip of a movie in which the main characters are having a romantic first date.The second group watches a 5-minute clip from the same movie in which the main characters break up.After the participants watch the movie clip,they are then asked to write a sentence about their relationship.Armand counts the number of uses of the words we and us as a measure of commitment.After conducting the study,he finds that there is not a statistically significant difference between his two groups.

-Provide three reasons why Armand's study may have resulted in null effects.

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Definitions:

Failure of Consideration

A situation where the promised exchange in a contract is not provided or fails to meet the agreed terms, potentially voiding the agreement.

Maker

In the context of negotiable instruments, the party who creates and signs the instrument, committing to pay the amount specified to the payee.

Drawer

A person who writes or signs a cheque or draft, instructing a bank to pay a specified amount of money from the person's account.

Presentment

The formal presentation of a document, such as a bill of exchange, for acceptance or payment.