AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Therefore, in experiments, a researcher manipulates an independent variable to determine if it causes a change in the dependent variable. As we learned earlier in a descriptive study, variables are not manipulated. They are observed as they naturally occur and then associations between variables are studied.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated by the experimenter.

Detailed explanation-4: -More specifically, in an experiment, a variable can cause something to change, be the result of something that changed, or be controlled so it has no effect on anything. Variables that cause something to change are called independent variables or manipulated variables.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.