Please read the following article that I have provided for you this week,
Scherer, C. R., & Sagarin, B. J. (2006). Indecent influence: The positive effects of obscenity on persuasion. Social Influence, 1, 138–146. doi: 10.1080/15534510600747597.

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Then, please answer the following questions:

What is the independent variable and how many levels does it have?
What was the dependent variable and what was the operational definition?
What are the potential confounding variables in the study?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the study design?
What was the general conclusion of the study?
Why didn’t the researchers use a more severe obscenity to test their hypotheses?
In this study, a male speaker delivered the message. Would these findings generalize to a situation where the speaker was female? Why or why not?