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What is the theory regarding energy drinks and talkativeness?
Energy drinks increase
alertness
, making people talkative.
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What substances in energy drinks are believed to affect talkativeness?
Sugar
and
caffeine
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What is the aim of the investigation regarding SpeedUpp?
To investigate if
energy drinks
increase talkativeness.
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How are aims developed in psychological research?
Aims are developed from
theories
.
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What is a hypothesis in the context of research?
A statement describing the relationship between
variables
.
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What is the hypothesis formulated for the investigation?
Drinking SpeedUpp
causes people to become more talkative.
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What distinguishes a directional hypothesis from a non-directional hypothesis?
A directional hypothesis specifies the
expected difference
.
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What type of hypothesis is used when previous research suggests a particular outcome?
Directional hypothesis
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What is the experimental method used in the investigation?
Gather two groups of
participants
One group drinks
SpeedUpp
Other group drinks water
Record words spoken in
five minutes
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Why do researchers choose a directional hypothesis in this study?
Previous research
suggests
caffeine
and
sugar
increase talkativeness.
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What is the purpose of recording the number of words spoken?
To measure the
effect
of the drink on
talkativeness
.
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What is the main limitation mentioned about the experiment design?
It is not considered a
'good'
experiment.
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