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What is "Research Context"
"Research Context" refers to the physical setting of the research and the natural or artificial (simulated) properties of that setting. Sometimes these properties are called "experimental conditions" or "study environment." The making of the context for a study is one kind of "Support Event." [Other support events include alert screens, status reports, explanations, prompts, and instructions.]
At one extreme, the context of the study is completely natural and there are no attempts to control it, as in most survey designs. At the other extreme, the context is created FOR the study and is carefully controlled throughout the study, as in many laboratory experiments.
In the hypothetical study to be used in this tutorial, the research context is a simulated jury trial that is designed and conducted explicitly for this experiment.