Assignments:
- Read the following article:
- Gamble, T., & Walker, I. (2016). Wearing a bicycle helmet can increase risk taking and sensation seeking in adults. Psychological Science, 27(2), 289-294. doi: 10.1177/0956797615620784
Assessment:
- After reading the article, answer the following questions:
- What is the basic design of this study?
- Describe the manipulation of the independent variable and identify the manipulation as straightforward or staged.
- In this article, what types of dependent measures are used? (self-report, behavioral, or physiological) Could other types have been used?
- Do you think the deception used in this study is ethical? Why or why not?