RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An operational definition is a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term. A controlled experiment produces data. Data are facts, figures, and other. evidence gathered through observations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dependent variables (DV): These are the factor that you observe or measure. As you vary your independent variable you watch what happens to your dependent variable.

Detailed explanation-3: -A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. The dependent variable responds to the independent variable. It is called dependent because it “depends” on the independent variable.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.