Preparation & Readings for Lecture 2 on Wednesday 2 March

Reading
In preparation for Lecture 2 on Wednesday 2 March, you need to access, download and read the following two articles:

Article A by Thomas & Millar (2008) in Current Psychology:
http://0-proquest.umi.com.innopac.wits.ac.za/pqdlink?index=3&did=1997559711&SrchMode=3&sid=5&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1298456864&clientId=57035&aid=1

Article B by Havas et al (2010) in Psychological Science:
http://0-pss.sagepub.com.innopac.wits.ac.za/content/21/7/895.full.pdf+html

(Please note that these links should take you directly to the articles via the Library Login page. If you have any difficulty accessing the articles, please try (i) following the links from a computer on the Wits network (e.g. in the Library); and, failing that, (ii) send Michael P. an email, describing the problem you are encountering.)

Preparation
Once you have read each of these articles, you need to answer the following questions about each of the studies reported:

1. Identify and name each of the variables under investigation.
2. For each of the variables identified in (1.), is it an Independent Variable (IV), Dependent Variable (DV), or some other kind of variable?
3. For each of the variables identified in (1.), decide whether the variable has been either measured or manipulated within the study.