A research team told one group of people it would hear a set of jokes that were funny and a second group that it would hear jokes that were not funny.A third group was not told anything about the jokes.The jokes in all conditions were the same.Research with this design is:
A) observational.
B) correlational.
C) experimental.
D) psychophysiological.

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The research design in this scenario involves manipulating a variable (the expectation of the humor level of the jokes) and measuring its effect on the participants' response to the jokes. This is a classic experimental design, making choice (C) the most appropriate option.

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