Identify the parts of the experiment identified for the below research designs: A researcher is investigating if the medicine “AIDSCURE” is able to reduce the immune system dysfunction and cancer symptoms affiliated with HIV+. He gives 500 people 100mg of the drug daily, and 500 people a sugar-pill placebo daily. After a 6-month trial he measures the reduction of immune system dysfunction and cancer symptoms.Independent VariableDependent VariableWhat does the experiment group get?What does the control group get?What is the population for this study?What is the sample for this study? In order to assess the influence of self-esteem on interpersonal attraction, researchers either insulted or complimented college students about their physical appearance just before they went on a blind date. They then measures how “attractive” the blind date was to the subject. Independent VariableDependent Variable In an experimental study of the extent to which mental alertness is inhibited by sleep deprivation, a group of 100 students was kept awake for 72 hours. They were then given simple tests of arithmetic, common sense, attention and concentration. Conversely, a group of 100 students were allowed to get 8 hours of sleep nightly for 3 days and were given simple tests of arithmetic, common sense, attention and concentration.Independent VariableDependent VariableWhat did the experiment group get?What did the control group get? A researcher conducts a study on the effects of dieting on weight loss.Independent VariableDependent Variable A researcher investigates the effects of exercise on motivation of triathletes.Independent VariableDependent VariableWhat is the population for this study? A researcher conducts an experiment to determine the effects of attention on memory on American High School Seniors. He get a group of 500 seniors.PopulationIndependent VariableDependent Variable Our class believes that brownie consumption improves intelligence. Half of the class eats brownies daily (in addition to a prescheduled diet) and the other half of the class eats the prescheduled diet only. At the end of the semester, an intelligence test is given to all students, and the group who indeed ate the brownies scored much higher on the intelligence measures.Independent VariableDependent VariableWhat is the population for this study?What is the sample for this study?What does the experiment group get?What does the control group get? A researcher believes that eating carrots can cure cancer. She has one group of 500 persons with cancer eat carrots daily and another group of 500 persons eat tofu daily.Independent VariableDependent VariableWhat does the experiment group get?What does the control group get?What is the population for this study?What is the sample for this study? A researcher measures the effects of vitamins on height.Independent VariableDependent Variable George believes that reading to you children improves their grades. George has 100 parents read to their children nightly, and 100 parents tell verbal stories to their children (without reading to them). These children come from the same class and they have been matched for IQ and academic performance. At the end of the school year, George will see if there is a grade difference between the two groups of children.Independent VariableDependent VariableWhat does the control group get?What does the experiment group get? Mia wants to know if the color of paper can make a difference on memory and learning for people over 65. She creates three lists of words to memorize and puts the three lists on yellow paper, white paper, and neon pink paper. She then has 1000 people memorize the lists on yellow, 1000 memorize the list on white, and 1000 people memorize the list on pink paper. She then compares the results to see if people remember more words on a certain color of paper.Independent VariableDependent VariableWhat is the population for this study?What is the sample for this study?

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Identify the parts of the experiment identified for the below research designs:

A researcher is investigating if the medicine “AIDSCURE” is able to reduce the immune system dysfunction and cancer symptoms affiliated with HIV+. He gives 500 people 100mg of the drug daily, and 500 people a sugar-pill placebo daily. After a 6-month trial he measures the reduction of immune system dysfunction and cancer symptoms.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

What does the experiment group get?

What does the control group get?

What is the population for this study?

What is the sample for this study?

In order to assess the influence of self-esteem on interpersonal attraction, researchers either insulted or complimented college students about their physical appearance just before they went on a blind date. They then measures how “attractive” the blind date was to the subject.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

In an experimental study of the extent to which mental alertness is inhibited by sleep deprivation, a group of 100 students was kept awake for 72 hours. They were then given simple tests of arithmetic, common sense, attention and concentration. Conversely, a group of 100 students were allowed to get 8 hours of sleep nightly for 3 days and were given simple tests of arithmetic, common sense, attention and concentration.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

What did the experiment group get?

What did the control group get?

A researcher conducts a study on the effects of dieting on weight loss.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

A researcher investigates the effects of exercise on motivation of triathletes.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

What is the population for this study?

A researcher conducts an experiment to determine the effects of attention on memory on American High School Seniors. He get a group of 500 seniors.

Population

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

Our class believes that brownie consumption improves intelligence. Half of the class eats brownies daily (in addition to a prescheduled diet) and the other half of the class eats the prescheduled diet only. At the end of the semester, an intelligence test is given to all students, and the group who indeed ate the brownies scored much higher on the intelligence measures.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

What is the population for this study?

What is the sample for this study?

What does the experiment group get?

What does the control group get?

A researcher believes that eating carrots can cure cancer. She has one group of 500 persons with cancer eat carrots daily and another group of 500 persons eat tofu daily.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

What does the experiment group get?

What does the control group get?

What is the population for this study?

What is the sample for this study?

A researcher measures the effects of vitamins on height.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

George believes that reading to you children improves their grades. George has 100 parents read to their children nightly, and 100 parents tell verbal stories to their children (without reading to them). These children come from the same class and they have been matched for IQ and academic performance. At the end of the school year, George will see if there is a grade difference between the two groups of children.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

What does the control group get?

What does the experiment group get?

Mia wants to know if the color of paper can make a difference on memory and learning for people over 65. She creates three lists of words to memorize and puts the three lists on yellow paper, white paper, and neon pink paper. She then has 1000 people memorize the lists on yellow, 1000 memorize the list on white, and 1000 people memorize the list on pink paper. She then compares the results to see if people remember more words on a certain color of paper.

Independent Variable

Dependent Variable

What is the population for this study?

What is the sample for this study?

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