Author Question: In the field experiment described in the text, city library patrons were approached by a confederate ... (Read 35 times)

joe · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

In the field experiment described in the text, city library patrons were approached by a confederate in the parking lot. This experiment had two independent variables. What were they?

a. confederate's behavior and cleanliness of the parking lot
b. cleanliness of the parking lot and how the patrons disposed of the handbill
c. confederate's behavior and number of library fines
d. how patrons disposed of the handbill and number of library fines

Question 2

Recall that in a field experiment described in the text, participants were more likely to properly dispose of a handbill left on their windshields when they saw a confederate pick up and dispose of a fast food bag.

The researchers suggest that the role of the confederate in this study was to
a. let participants know what the descriptive norm was.
b. let participants know what the injunctive norm was.
c. make the norms salient to participants.
d. provide an audience to increase self-awareness.