In a postscript,the authors of Chapter 3 ("Research Methods in Applied Social Psychology")cite the results of a study in which participants imagined a positive interaction with a stranger (Crisp & Turner,2009)and a study in which participants completed an IQ test (Maier,Elliot,& Lichtenfeld,2008).These studies were mentioned as a means of illustrating

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The authors mention these studies to illustrate the nonobviousness of experimental findings. The studies demonstrate how seemingly unrelated factors (imagining a positive interaction and completing an IQ test) can have an impact on social behavior and cognition, highlighting the importance of careful experimental design and analysis in social psychology research. The postscript does not mention deception, mixed-methods approaches, or ecological validity.

In a Postscript,the Authors of Chapter 3 ("Research Methods in Applied