For each scenario below, relay (1)/(2) whether the variables described in the study are measured or manipulated, and (3) whether the study is an experiment or a non-experiment. It is best to pay more attention to the description than to the headline.

This section is worth 5 points.

Question 1 (3 points)

A social psychologist conducts a study in which someone drops a bag of groceries in a public place, and then compares how often passersby offer to help when the person who dropped the bag is male or female, young or old, and does or does not have one arm in a sling.

1. Do you think that helping behavior was measured or manipulated?
2. Do you think that the age of the person being helped was measured or manipulated?
3. Do you think the study discussed is an experiment or a non-experiment?