Question

Psychologist Margaret Shih and her colleagues conducted a study where mathematically gifted Asian-American female college students were randomly assigned to three groups. Group 1 filled out a questionnaire about their Asian background, designed to remind them of their Asian identity. Group 2 filled out a questionnaire designed to remind them of their female identity. Group 3 was the control group and filled out a neutral questionnaire. What were the results of this study?

(a) Identity had an intense effect on exam scores
(b) not - Racial identity had no effect on exam scores
(c) Asian identity affected the exam scores tremendously
(d) None of the above

Answer 1

B) Not - Racial identity did not affect exam scores.

Explanation:

The experiment is a scientific method that is designed to test a hypothesis. In an experiment, there are two key points of experiment independent variables and dependent variables. In an experiment, the independent variable has been controlled or see the effect on the dependent variable.

There are some basic key points of the experiment:

• Make the observations

• Formulate a hypothesis

• Design an experiment and conduct that experiment

• Then evaluate the experiment of the study.

• To accept and reject the hypothesis

• If there is any need to make a new hypothesis.