Researchers in a 2009 study assessed whether participants were accurate in their ability to assess romantic interest by having males and females watch short video clips of couples during a date. The video clips depicted German speaking couples. Participants viewed 10s or 30s video clips and either at the beginning, middle, or end of the date. What type of factorial design is this scenario?
A) 2 × 2
B) 2 × 3
C) 2 × 4
D) 2 × 5

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The design is a 2 × 3 factorial design as there are two independent variables: length of video clip (10s or 30s) and time of video clip (beginning, middle, or end of the date), with two and three levels respectively.

Researchers in a 2009 Study Assessed Whether Participants Were Accurate