Assignment 8
Read the article "The constructive, destructive, and reconstructive power..." and answer the following questions about it. 1. The authors describe this study as a "field experiment." What kind of research was actually conducted: Descriptive, correlational, or experimental? Briefly explain. If it's a correlational study identify the variables. If it is an experiment, identify an independent variable and a dependent variable.
2. What is a "field experiment"? Try not to just make a guess on the description of this study, but choose to consult a more authoritative source if you are not sure. What is an advantage of a field study over a lab study?
3. In one sentence each, tell me what the authors mean when they say social norms can be
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