Which Research Design Manipulates a Factor to Determine Its Effect

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Multiple Choice

Which research design manipulates a factor to determine its effect on another factor?

• A) survey
• B) naturalistic observation
• C) experiment
• D) correlational design

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasion strategy involving getting a person to agree to a small request as a precursor to making a larger request.

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

A psychological tactic wherein agreeing to a small request increases the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.

Authority Figure

An individual who holds a position of power, influence, or respect, often within a hierarchical structure, and whose directives are expected to be followed.

Milgram's Research

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.