RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Room temperature
|
|
|
Time taken for people to fall asleep
|
|
|
Body temperature when people fall asleep
|
|
|
Time taken by people to adapt to room temperature
|
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 independent variable is the factor that researchers manipulate so that they can determine its effect. The dependent variable depends on something. The difference is the independent variable can be changed, while the dependent variable is the one that’s observed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated by the experimenter. For example, in an experiment on the impact of sleep deprivation on test performance, sleep deprivation would be the independent variable.
Detailed explanation-4: -The dependent variable is what you record after you’ve manipulated the independent variable. You use this measurement data to check whether and to what extent your independent variable influences the dependent variable by conducting statistical analyses.