A researcher was interested in the effects of mood on aggression. she decided to see how receiving an insult or a compliment affects aggression, and she measured aggression by having participants administer small shocks to another participant. the researcher found that participants in the insult condition were more aggressive than those in the compliment condition. one of her colleagues reads about this research and voices concern that people in the insult condition may have been more naturally aggressive than people in the compliment condition, causing the differences observed by the researcher. this concern about pre-existing differences between participants in the two conditions would only be valid if

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Cayden Ayala

14 August, 17:40

A researcher was interested in the effects of mood on aggression. she decided to see how receiving an insult or a compliment affects aggression, and she measured aggression by having participants administer small shocks to another participant. the researcher found that participants in the insult condition were more aggressive than those in the compliment condition. one of her colleagues reads about this research and voices concern that people in the insult condition may have been more naturally aggressive than people in the compliment condition, causing the differences observed by the researcher. this concern about pre-existing differences between participants in the two conditions would only be valid if

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Nathen Prince · Answer 1

Conducting a study is important because it allows you to make observations using the scientific process to answer your research question

The type of study you conduct depends on the type of question you are asking