A researcher has a confederate drop a stack of papers in front of one person or a group of people.She then measures the amount of time it takes for the confederate to receive help in picking up the papers.The manipulation employed in this experiment would be an example of a _________ manipulation.
A) staged
B) straightforward
C) conjunctive
D) dependent

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The manipulation in this experiment involves staging a scenario where a confederate drops a stack of papers. This is an example of a staged manipulation, where researchers create a specific situation in order to manipulate a variable and measure its effects on participants. The other options - straightforward, conjunctive and dependent - do not accurately describe the type of manipulation being used in this experiment.

A Researcher Has a Confederate Drop a Stack of Papers