Define Manipulation Check and Pilot Study and Describe How Bushman

question 36

Essay

Define manipulation check and pilot study and describe how Bushman and Anderson used each to ensure that their laboratory experiment was methodologically sound.

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Definitions:

Mood Swings

Rapid and extreme changes in one's emotional state.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to one's own character but attribute negative outcomes to external factors.

Negotiating

The process of discussing and arriving at a mutual agreement between parties with different interests.

Positive Illusions

Optimistically biased beliefs about oneself that are not fully grounded in reality, believed to support psychological well-being.