Does the use of cell phones while driving increase aggression by other drivers?
1. Identify the IV in this study.
2. How could you manipulate your IV for a simple experiment?
3. What is the DV, and how could it be operationally defined and measured?
4. What changes would you look for in your DV?
5. State an alternative/experimental hypothesis that is specific to the IV manipulation and the DV measure that you have described above.
6. What is the null hypothesis for this experiment?
7. Outline the procedures for your proposed study.
8. What did you do in your study to increase power?
9. Did you employ single-blind or double-blind conditions? Explain.
10. What do you think will be true of the two groups after you apply the IV? (Be specific what does the hypothesis predict about the two groups at the end of the experiment?)