The results of Zimbardo's prison study do not lead to a firm conclusion for two reasons:
a. First of all, the experiment was intended to go on for two weeks. However, due to the experiment going out of hand, it had to be stopped within 6 days. This was because many of the people who were paying the role of prisoners started getting hit and abused. Some even developed psychosomatic rashes, others started suffering from other psychological disorders.
b. Many critics believe that the results were not very reliable since Zimbardo himself was part of the experiment (he played the role of the prison warden) and could have influenced the direction of the experiment.
The Indo-European language is thought to have originated around Azerbaijan and Iran. The Indo-European language is thought to have originated around Azerbaijan and Iran.
The four enemies that the ancient Romans successfully battled against were the: Samnites, Etrusians, Celtics, and Carthaginians.
The colonies had tried writing to the king to tell him about the problems. When that didn't work they wrote the Declaration Of Independence.
Answer:
confounding variable; lowered.
Explanation:
In the field of statistical analysis, a <u>confounding variable</u> is one that influences both the independent variable and the dependent variable. When an experimented is designed, the researcher wants to study the effect the independent variable has on the dependent variable. However, if there's a third variable that can influence them, it can cause a spurious correlation.
The psychologist wanted to test the effects using the new computer program (independent variable) had in helping students learn math (dependent variable). But when she divided the group in two, separating them by gender, she introduced a third variable (confounding variable) that wasn't accounted for when designing the experiment and that can influence either variable. <u>Because of this, the internal validity of the study has been </u><u>lowered</u><u>.</u>
