What Was The General Hypothesis Tested In This Experiment?

1) What was the general hypothesis tested in this study? (i.e., What is the question that researchers are trying to answer across the two experiment?) (2 pts) The general hypothesis tested in this study concerns the effectiveness of classical moral storytelling as a promoter of virtues in 3- to -7- year-old children. Specifically, researchers aimed at determining how this type of fiction might educate children on honesty, as well as warn them about the consequences of lying. For this reason, they conducted two experiments.
In the first experiment, they chose four classical stories, three related to honesty and a “misleading” one, and they observed their impact on children. Specifically, the misleading story was “The Tortoise and the Hare”,
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The independent variable was the challenge for the children of not being dishonest. In fact, he or she had to avoid peeking at the toy they had behind their back. The dependent variable was the story assigned, in this case the true version of “George Washington and the Cherry Tree” or its negative form.

Independent variable/s: the temptation-resistance task which implied not to peek at the toy;

Dependent variable/s: The stories assigned to the groups, the original story or its negative version;

4) What were the main results of the study (across both experiments)? (2 pts)
First of all, a fundamental result of the study is that the hypothesis proved to be right. As a matter of fact, the experiment outcomes show that storytelling affects 3-to-7-year-old children behavior; more specifically, it encourages them to be honest. However, to be effective, stories must show the positivity of honesty, otherwise their goal will not be reached. In fact, a story that shows the negative consequences of a dishonest behavior has no impact on