EXPERIMENTS-VARIABLES Flashcards

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What is the independent variable?

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  • a factor the researcher thinks will affect peoples behaviour- a cause of behaviour
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What is the dependent variable?

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-the change in peoples behaviour that a result of the independent variable

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What is the extraneous variable?

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  • anything apart from the independent variable that could change the participants behaviour
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