RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES IN PSYCHOLOGY
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independent variable
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dependent variable
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control variable
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment. 1 For example, in a study looking at how tutoring impacts test scores, the dependent variable would be the participants’ test scores since that is what is being measured.
Detailed explanation-2: -The variable that is measured by the experimenter is the dependent variable. There are two main variables in an experiment, the independent variable and the dependent variable. The independent variable is what the scientists changes between the groups. The dependent variable is what they measure.
Detailed explanation-3: -A variable is a characteristic that can be measured and that can assume different values. Height, age, income, province or country of birth, grades obtained at school and type of housing are all examples of variables. Variables may be classified into two main categories: categorical and numeric.