Answer to Question #225399 in Psychology for Megan Segal

Question

Answer these questions for the following study:

Researchers were interested whether chimpanzees show the same preferences for different colours. 50 chimpanzees (25 males and 25 females) were placed in a room with a green, a pink, and a red toy. The frequency of the chimps picking up a toy of each colour was recorded. 9 males picked up a green toy, 11 pink, and 5 red. 9 females picked up a green toy, 3 pink, and 13 red.

a)    State the research design used for this study (e.g., Experimental, Correlational, Quasi-experimental, Non-experimental etc.)?

b)    What are the Independent Variable(s) and Dependent Variable(s) for this study? (state all and identify the scale of measurement for each)

c)     Which statistical test should you use to evaluate this study (e.g., independent t-test, dependent t-test, one-way ANOVA, etc.)?

Answer 1

[a] Experimental research design is used in this study.

[b] The independent variable is gender and the dependent variable is the color chosen.

[c] To evaluate this study independent t-test should be used