RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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The group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable.
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Subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and may receive a placebo treatment.
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Study in which the subject do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group.
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Study in which neither the experimenter nor the subjects know if the subjects are in the experimental or the control group.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Experimental manipulation describes the process by which researchers purposefully change, alter, or influence the independent variables (IVs), which are also called treatment variables or factors, in an experimental research design.
Detailed explanation-2: -An experimental group consists of participants who are exposed to a particular manipulation of the independent variable. These are the participants who receive the treatment of interest.
Detailed explanation-3: -The independent variable, also known as the manipulated variable, is the factor manipulated by the researcher, and it produces one or more results, known as dependent variables.
Detailed explanation-4: -The researcher manipulates an independent variable. The researcher measures the dependent variable. The researcher attempts to control all other variables which may affect the results of the experiment.