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Confederate
A confederate is a person who is aware of the experiment and works for the researcher. They are used to manipulate social situations as part of the research design, while the true, naïve participants believe that confederates are uninformed participants in the experiment.
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Basic Two-Group Experimental Design
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A researcher wants to test if a new public speaking workshop reduces anxiety. They measure the anxiety levels of 50 volunteers before they participate in the workshop. A week after the workshop is completed, the researcher measures their anxiety levels again and finds that the average anxiety level has decreased. The researcher concludes the workshop is effective. What is the most significant flaw in this study's design?
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Confederate
Confederate in Research