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review of factorials

Application: A review of factorial designs, including
identification of design, between- and within-subjects factors, number
of participants required, main effects, and interactions.

Please answer each question thoroughly (generally, 2-3 sentences each).

Other Pointers: Be evaluative and critical.
Not all theories are equally convincing, nor are all studies
methodologically sound. Tell when you think specific theories or studies
have problems. Don’t be uncritically accepting of what you read.

2 × 2 factorials: children with autism

Researchers were interested in better understanding how children with
autism see and understand the world. Participants included children
diagnosed with autism and typically developing children, who were all
approximately the same age. All children were presented with several
different stimuli on a large computer screen for up to one minute. The
stimuli were both social (i.e., people’s faces) and nonsocial (inanimate
objects). The percentage of time children spent looking at the two
types of stimuli were recorded (ranging from zero to 100). The results
are presented below:

		Variable 2: stimulus type
		Social	Nonsocial
Variable 1: diagnosis	with Autism	50	83
	typically developing	80	50

1. What type of factorial design is this (independent groups, repeated measures, or mixed)?
2. Given your response above, at least how many participants will need
   to be recruited if the researchers want to have 30 observations per
   cell?
3. How many hypotheses or research questions are the researchers
   asking, given the factorial design of the study? What are the questions?
4. Is there a main effect for variable 1: diagnosis? If so, describe it below.
5. Is there a main effect for variable 2: stimulus type? If so, describe it below.
6. Is there an interaction between stimulus type and diagnosis? If so, describe it below.

Please include a reference page in APA format

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