RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Question
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Dr. Lee is interested in the effect of lighting on people’s ability to concentrate. Dr. Lee studies this by manipulating the amount of lighting while participants read and then measuring their scores on a reading comprehension test. Which of the following research methods is Dr. Lee using?
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Case study
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Survey
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Correlational study
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Experiment
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Simulation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the question above, Dr. Lee is using the experimental research method.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Lee is interested in the effect of lighting on people’s ability to concentrate. Dr Lee studies this by manipulating the amount of lighting while participants read and then measuring their scores on a reading comprehension test. Group 1 receives dim light, and group 2 receives bright light.
Detailed explanation-3: -Random assignment is the most important technique used to control for confounding variables because it has the ability to control for both known and unknown confounding extraneous variables. Because of this characteristic, you should randomly assign whenever and wherever possible.
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