RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES IN PSYCHOLOGY
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the experimental fact that is going to be manipulated or changed
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uncontrolled variables that affect the control group and experimental group affecting your results
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behavior or mental process that is being tested; the behavior or mental process that changes because of the introduction of the independent variable
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the person you are doing an experiment on; a member of the random sample who has been randomly assigned
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is something that depends on other factors. For example, a test score could be a dependent variable because it could change depending on several factors such as how much you studied, how much sleep you got the night before you took the test, or even how hungry you were when you took it.
Detailed explanation-2: -The independent variable is the cause. Its value is independent of other variables in your study. The dependent variable is the effect.
Detailed explanation-3: -The dependent variable is the mental health patient and the independent variables is the general public’s perception about mental health treatment.
Detailed explanation-4: -The dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured in an experiment, and is ‘dependent’ on the independent variable. An example of a dependent variable is depression symptoms, which depends on the independent variable (type of therapy).