levels:
differing amounts or types of an IV used in a study
true experiment:
the experimenter directly manipulates the IV
ex post facto research:
researcher does not manipulate the IV but can only classify, categorize, or measure the IV bc it is predetermined in the participants
random selection:
a way of CHOOSING research participants from the population
random assignment:
a way of assigning research participants to groups
independent groups:
created by random assignment, of different individuals classified in different groups