Design of a Psychological Experiment
Problem: Suppose you are a psychologist who is interested in the effects of caffeine on the eye-hand coordination of students enrolled at UMCP. Design an experiment to test the hypothesis that caffeine enhances a student's ability to hit a baseball. Describe your experiment by answering the following questions:
1) What are the independent and dependent variables?
The independent variable would be the caffeine. The results of the students' hitting of the baseball would be the dependent variable.
2) What are the experimental conditions and what a…
