Ralph has a confederate cut in front of a person who is second or ninth in line at a grocery store checkout counter.He then records the number of verbal responses towards the confederate as a measure of aggression.The manipulation employed in this study is an example of a _____ manipulation.

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The manipulation employed in the study described is an example of a staged manipulation, where the researcher creates a situation that is not naturally occurring in order to manipulate the independent variable and observe its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, the researcher staged the confederate cutting in line to create a situation of conflict and measure the level of aggression in response.

Ralph Has a Confederate Cut in Front of a Person