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Methods of Psychology 2/24

Placebo A medicine that has no active ingredients and works by the power of suggestion

Double Blind Study A study during which neither participant nor researcher know to which group any subject belongs

Hypothesis Religious people tend to be more helpful than non religious people. What is wrong with this hypothesis? A statement of the results you expect to get

Variables Independent - the variable that is being tested. (IF) Practice: People are more likely to obey instructions from someone who is near them than far away. People tend to jog faster than usual when others are around Independent - the variable that is being tested. (IF) Dependent - will change as a result of what the other factor does. (THEN)

Groups Control Group - does not participate in the critical part of the experiment Experimental - group that the critical part of experiment is preformed People are more likely to obey instructions from someone who is near them than far away.