Dr Fuchs Set Up an Experiment to Measure How People

Essay

Dr. Fuchs set up an experiment to measure how people react to violations of social norms. He instructed participants to remember a series of words. Each person in one group was asked to recall the words while Dr. Fuchs stood three feet away from them. Each person in the other group was asked to recall the list of words while Dr. Fuchs stood one foot away from them.
A. Identify the independent variable and dependent variable.
B. Describe the type of experiment administered by Dr. Fuchs.
C. Evaluate this experimental design in terms of how likely it is to succeed, and how it might affect participants.