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In a study of crowding, introverts and extraverts are recruited and placed into

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Question

In a study of crowding, introverts and extraverts are recruited and placed into two groups. Some are tested in a large room (8' x 8'), others in a medium-sized room (6' x 6'), and still others are tested in a small room (4' x 4'). To see if expectations will influence the outcome, half the participants in each room are told that the study is hypothesizing that crowding will harm their performance; the remaining participants are told nothing about the hypothesis. While in the room, participants fill out an anxiety survey (psychological test), then listen to a series of brief segments of five heavy metal songs and rank them from the most annoying to the least annoying.

1.identify the independent variable(s) and their levels

2.indicate whether these variables are manipulated or subject variables

3.indicate whether the manipulated variables are situational, task, or instructional variables

4. identify and name the measurement scale for the dependent variable(s)

Explanation / Answer

4. The dependent variable is being measured by: