AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A manipulated variable is a variable that is changed by the researcher. A manipulated variable is also called an independent variable. A responding variable is a variable that the researcher predicts will change if the manipulated variable changes.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -An independent variable is the variable you manipulate, control, or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects. It’s called “independent” because it’s not influenced by any other variables in the study. Independent variables are also called: Explanatory variables (they explain an event or outcome)

Detailed explanation-4: -Manipulated variable – the variable that is deliberately changed (independent). Responding variable – the variable that is observed and that changes in response to the manipulated variable (dependent).

Detailed explanation-5: -An independent variable is the variable that the experimenter purposely changes or manipulates. The independent variable is the cause, input, or what is being done during the experiment.