What Is a Confederate, and How Might an Experimenter Use

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Essay

What is a confederate, and how might an experimenter use a confederate to help administer a study on conformity to inexplicable fashion trends, like the rise in popularity of leggings among college-aged females?

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Definitions:

Modifies

The act of changing or altering something to fit a particular condition or requirement.

Adverb

A word added to (modifying) a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Strong Feeling

An intense emotional state or reaction.

Interjection

Used to express strong feeling or emotion. These words are usually followed by an exclamation point or a comma.