Does colour affect your physical strength? Crane, Hensarling, Jung, Sands, and P

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Does colour affect your physical strength? Crane, Hensarling, Jung, Sands, and Petrella (2008) examined the effect of the colour of light in a room on hand-grip strength. Eighteen young men volunteered to have their grip tested under blue and white (neutral) light using a hand dynamometer that measures grip strength in pounds.

1. a) What is the independent variable for this experiment?

b) What is the dependent variable for this experiment?

c) Which scale of measurement is being used to measure the dependent variable?

Explanation / Answer

(a) Independent variable of this experiment: Clour of light in a room (Blue and white (neutral) light)

(b) Dependent variable of this experiment: Physical strength (as measured by grip strength)

(c) Scale of measurement of dependent variable: Ratio

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