A research team told one group of people that they would hear a set of jokes that were very funny and a second group that they would hear jokes that were not very 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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This research design is experimental because it involves manipulating the independent variable (the information given about the jokes) and measuring the effects on the dependent variable (perceived humor of the jokes). The researchers are able to test for causal relationships between the independent and dependent variables.

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