Question 1

Hypothesis: You think that a group of people who go through a painful experience together will report stronger social bonds than a group of people who do not go through a painful experience. Design a study that test this idea.

1. What is the manipulation in your study?

2. What are the groups in your study?

3.Describe the general procedure of your study that ensures you will maximize the strength of your manipulation.

4.How will you measure the dependent variable?

5.Will demand characteristics influence the results of your study? How can you control for them?

6.How will you control for your own experimenter bias?

7.Do you need to include a manipulation check? If so, how will you include it?

8.What are potential design confounds that may influence the results of the study?