AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a psychological experiment, the factor that may be influenced by the manipulated experimental treatment is called the ____ variable.
A
dependent
B
experimental
C
control
D
independent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A-A dependent variable in a psychological experiment is a variable that is influenced due to variations or manipulations in the experimental treatment or independent variable. The experimenter manipulates the treatment in order to find the cause of a response.

Detailed explanation-2: -The independent variable (IV) in psychology is the characteristic of an experiment that is manipulated or changed by researchers, not by other variables in the experiment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Independent variables (IV): These are the factors or conditions that you manipulate in an experiment. Your hypothesis is that this variable causes a direct effect on the dependent variable. Dependent variables (DV): These are the factor that you observe or measure.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -In an experiment the dependent variable (DV) is the variable that the researcher measures. It is the variable that is affected by the manipulation of the independent variable (IV).

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