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A Research Study Used A Convenience Sample

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Ill. METHODS

A. Subjects
This research study used a convenience sample. A total of 58 undergraduate students, 27 males, and 31 females, who were enrolled in basic Communication classes at a South Texas University, agreed to participate in this study. Respondents were assured that their participation was anonymous and notified that the professor for the respective class approved this study. Each male and female respondent randomly assigned to one of the four self-report rating scales. Demographic information of the respondents such as sex, age, and year classification was asked but was not a qualification to be a participant.

B. Design
The design of the experiment was a One-Way ANOVA with four conditions. The independent variables were sex of the subject (male, female) and sex of “perceived” partner (same, opposite). This study is a full experimental posttest-only equivalent group design assigning subjects randomly to one of the four conditions established next.
Each condition has an instruction/scenario modified for the purpose of the study. Condition A requests Males subjects imagining an interacting with another Male in CMC. Condition B requests Males subjects imagining an interacting with another Female in CMC. Condition C requests Female subjects imagining an interacting with another Male in CMC. Condition D requests Female subjects imagining an interacting with another Female in CMC.

C. Dependent Variable
The dependent variable measures the amount of

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