Experiment 1 Pain Case Study

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(2) How did the researchers manipulate the independent variable(s) (i.e., what was the researchers’ operational definition)? In experiment 1 the researchers put the participants into two groups, one was the pain group and the other was the no-pain group. The pain group was told to put their hands in cold water and put metal balls into a container that was underwater. They were then asked to do a wall sit for as long as possible. The no pain group was asked to put their hands in warm water and put metal balls in an underwater container, and then were asked to stand on one foot for 60 seconds (they were allowed to lean on something for balance.) In Experiment 1 pain was operationally defined by a survey participants took that rated their pain

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