Derrick Designed an Experiment in Which Participants Listened to a Persuasive

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Derrick designed an experiment in which participants listened to a persuasive speech delivered either by a person who was very tall or a person who was average in height.In addition,the speeches were delivered either by individuals wearing business clothes or by people wearing casual clothes.In this example,Derrick

• A) has two dependent variables, and will be able to determine if persuasion interacts with any other factors.
• B) has two independent variables, and will be able to determine if height and style of clothing interact.
• C) does not have a control group, which should reduce the impact of self-reporting bias in his study.
• D) is using a double-blind procedure, which should reduce experimenter bias.

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