AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

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An experiment is performed to see if background music improves learning. Two groups study the same material, one while listening to music and another without music. The independent variable is
A
learning
B
size of group
C
material studied
D
presence of music
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An experimental group is a group in a scientific experiment that gets exposure to the independent variable. The researcher changes the independent variable to see the impact on the dependent variable they’re testing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Control groups in experiments The treatment group (also called the experimental group) receives the treatment whose effect the researcher is interested in. The control group receives either no treatment, a standard treatment whose effect is already known, or a placebo (a fake treatment to control for placebo effect).

Detailed explanation-3: -Unlike the experimental group, the control group is not exposed to the independent variable under investigation and so provides a base line against which any changes in the experimental group can be compared.

Detailed explanation-4: -The independent variable refers to the variable in research that is manipulated or varied by the researcher to create an effect. It is so-called independent since these are variables of the study that causes the effect measured in the research.

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