AP PSYCHOLOGY

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Butter bean seeds were placed in dishes lined with moist paper towel for 5 days at different temperatures & germination was measured. Which of the following is the independent variable?
A
Number of seeds
B
Time
C
Temperature
D
Type of seed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An independent variable (IV) is a variable that is manipulated by a researcher to investigate whether it consequently brings change in another variable. This other variable, which is measured and predicted to be dependent upon the IV, is therefore named the dependent variable (DV).

Detailed explanation-2: -An independent variable is a factor that is manipulated in an experiment. The scientist decides whether or not subjects are exposed to the independent variable. The dependent variable is measured to determine if the changing of the independent variable had any effect.

Detailed explanation-3: -The scientific method is a linear process with one step leading to another in the same way each time.

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