After you have walked both groups through their separate directions, and you collected your data, please answer the following questions:
A. What was the average rating (mean) for both groups separately? Standard deviation?
B. Which group rated the cartoon as more humorous?
C. What was your hypothesis? Were your results consistent with the hypothesis? Why or why not?
D. What are some factors that could have affected the results in your study? Consider things like sample size, the laboratory setting, and extraneous variables (outside influences).
E. How could you run this experiment differently to get more consistent results?