How to design an experiment for an exam question?

Identify what type of 'experiment' the question is asking forIdentify key factors of an experiment:what is the aim/hypothesis of the experiment?what features need to be considered: number of Participants, Materials needed, experimental design (independent/repeated measures)What would you expect the results to show if they supported / opposed the hypothesis set?Use a real-life experiment as a 'template' if confident it fits the question

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