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Answer Questions 1-14 about the attached journal article

#1 What “variable” is controlled in this study by holding it constant?

Select one:

a. mood state

b. Weight

c. Age

d. Sex/gender

#2 How many of the participants identified as Asian ethnicity? (Round to the nearest whole number only, not a percent.)

Answer:

#3 How were participants assigned to treatment conditions (level of the independent variable)?

Select one:

a. Based on ethnicity

b. based on their pretest scores of mood state

c. Based on their reported Body Mass Index

d. through random assignment (allocation) to condition

#4 Which of the following was not treated as a Dependent Variable in this study?

Select one:

a. state self-objectification

b. Trait body appreciation

c. type of post viewed

d. state mood and body satisfaction

#5 What was the purpose of the pilot study mentioned in the Measures and Methods section?

Select one:

a. To determine whether the environment was suitable for testing

b. To determine whether the experiment could be carried out on males

c. to determine which dependent variables should be measured

d. To determine which images would be used on the different Independent Variable conditions

#6 Which psychological construct was tested by using a version of the Twenty Statements Test?

Select one:

a. Trait Body Appreciation

b. State Self-Objectification

c. State Body Appreciation

d. State Mood

#7 This study required deception of the participants. Debriefing did occur following completion of the study

Select one:

True

False

#8 This study is a between-subjects design.

Select one:

True

False

#9 You are concerned that since the participants in this study were Australian women at a University, it may not tell you anything about young women at ULM, or women who are not part of an experiment. You are concerned the study may lack which type of validity?

Select one:

a. statistical

b. internal

c. operational

d. external

#10 Was there clear evidence that the research procedure underwent a review by an ethics board before any experimentation took place?

Select one:

a. Not required in Australia

b. No

c. Yes

#11 After reading the results section of the article, describe any evidence you see that suggest that manipulation of the Independent Variable caused a change in the Dependent Variable. This should be at least a paragraph. Be sure to clearly state the Independent Variables and the Dependent Variables that you are discussing. Be sure your answer relates to Internal Validity as well (i.e. define Internal Validity and state whether or not the results suggest the study had internal validity).

#12 After reading the intro and discussion of the article, discuss what impact or importance this study might have on the field psychology, or the world in general. This should be about a paragraph, or pick out three questions from your critical thinking cheat sheet to answer. Be sure to write everything in complete sentences.

#13 Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of this article. You may want to focus on construct validity and external validity here. This should be at least a paragraph.

#14 Briefly discuss the ethics of the study as described in the article. What steps did they take to ensure their research was ethically conducted? Do you see anything that concerns you about the ethics involved in this study?

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