Discussion 2: Confound it all! – PSY3211 Discussion Group 8

This discussion is associated with your Chapter 6 (Smith and Davis) material. For this discussion, you’re going to help each other figure out the right answers to the individual assignment # 2. You’ll post your own original comment, and then reply to one group member’s comment.

First, post a comment that contains the following information (be sure to number your answers so that there is no confusion).

1. Design your own original study! that is, create a scenario (just like the ones in your individual assignment # 2) that includes an independent and dependent variable as well as a confound variable. You can take a look back at your individual assignment # 2 to remember what these scenarios look like. This needs to be your own original idea, please do not copy and paste study scenarios from the internet. 

Second, post at least one reply to a groupmate in which you: 

2.  Answer the following questions about your groupmate’s original study that they designed: 
   • What is the independent variable?
   • How many levels are there for the independent variable?
   • What is the dependent variable?
   • What is the confound?