Design of a Psychological Experiment


Psyc 100 (0110-0129) Fall,
1996 Dr. Sternheim
Report #1 (10 points)

Problem: Suppose you are a psychologist who is interested in the effects of
caffeine on the eye-hand coordination of students enrolled at UMCP. Design an
experiment to test the hypothesis that caffeine enhances a student's ability to
hit a baseball. Describe your experiment by answering the following questions:

1) What are the independent and dependent variables? The independent variable
would be the caffeine. The results of the students' hitting of the baseball
would be the dependent variable.

2) What are the experimental conditions and what are the tasks for the
experimenter, the participants in your experiment, and any other people you
might ask to help? The experimental conditions would be the same for all
participants, probably in an indoor stadium so the weather won't affect the
students. The task for the experimenter would be to make sure to have a control......

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