FOR3705 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2023 {211581}

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Which of the following would be a good independent variable for Dr. J to use to answer his question? - -Target Circle Color (orange vs. purple) -What would be the best dependent variable for Dr. J ... to use to answer his research question? - -Reaction Time (milliseconds to find a target circle -if orange objects can be found more quickly than purple objects‚ then__________will be_________. - -the average reaction time for orange targets, shorter than for purple targets -Who should Dr. J recruit for his study? - -30 women and 30 men -What should Dr. J use for his stimuli? - -10 slides (trials) with 10 circles. Nine of the circles will be either yellow, blue, or green. On half the trials, the tenth circle will be orange. For the other half, it will be purple. The order of the trials will be random -Dr. J plans on using a computer program shows the slide(s) one at a time to participants. They will search for either an orange or purple circle. How should the participants respond when they find a target circle? - -Press a key on the computer's keyboard -Dr. Doom has conducted previous research on memory for various types of words, and suspects that people tend to have better memory for words that frighten them than words that make them feel calm. How can Dr. Doom answer the research question, "Do people better remember words that frighten them than words that calm them?" - -Type of Word (words rated as highly frightening vs. words rated as highly calming) [Show More]

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