A Psychologist Wanted to See If People Are More Prone

question 19

Multiple Choice

A psychologist wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm.He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that,as part of the study,they would receive electric shocks.He did not frighten the other group of subjects.Finally,he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone.What was the independent variable in this study?

• A)tendency to desire the company of others
• B)level of shock
• C)level of anxiety
• D)the anxious group

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Definitions:

Observer Effect

The phenomenon where the act of observation alters the behavior of the observed subject or the outcome of an experiment.

Naturalistic Observation

A research method where subjects are observed in their natural environment without any manipulation by the researcher.

Ethical Research

The practice of conducting studies and experiments in accordance with established ethical principles to ensure fairness, integrity, and respect for all participants.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to place participants into separate groups using randomization, which helps ensure that each group is similar at the start of the experiment.