Scenario 2
A researcher was interested in the effects of mood on aggression.She decided to see how receiving an insult or a compliment affects aggression,and she measured aggression by having participants administer small shocks to another participant.The researcher found that participants in the insult condition were more aggressive than those in the compliment condition.
-Refer to Scenario 2.Suppose a reviewer thinks that the participants did not believe that they were actually administering shocks to another person.What feature would the reviewer have concerns about?

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The reviewer would have concerns about experimental realism, which refers to the degree to which the experimental situation feels realistic and involves the participants in the study. If participants do not believe that they are administering real shocks to another person, then the experimental situation may lack sufficient realism, potentially affecting the validity of the results.

Scenario 2 a Researcher Was Interested in the Effects of Mood on Mood