The Following Table Includes the Results of a 2 ×

question 75

Multiple Choice

The following table includes the results of a 2 × 2 design in which one independent variable was the gender of a research confederate leading a group discussion (male or female) and the second independent variable was the outcome of the group performance (success or failure) .Both variables were manipulated by the experimenter using random groups designs.The dependent variable was participants' rating of the confederate leading the discussion.There is an interaction effect in this experiment.Which of the following statements is appropriate for describing the interaction effect?

• A)The effect of the gender of the confederate depends on the type of outcome.
• B)The effect of the type of outcome depends on the gender of the confederate.
• C)Both statements (A and
• B)are appropriate to describe the interaction effect.
• D)Neither statement (A nor
• B)is appropriate to describe the interaction effect.

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