Variables

• What is the independent variable in an experiment?


  Thing you change.
• What is the dependent variable in an experiment?


  Thing you measure.
• What are extraneous variables?

  Other variables that impact the DV that aren’t accounted for in the IV.
• What does operationalisation refer to in research?


  Clearly defining variables in terms of how they can be measured.
• What is a condition in an experiment?

  Two or more groups to compare based on the IV.
• What is a confounding variable?

  A factor that impacts both the IV and the DV, therefore impacting the overall results.
• Situational Variables


  Outside influences that influence the experiment.

  Control :

  -Standardisation
• Order Effects


  When people become bored or tired during an experiment.

  Control :

  -Counterbalancing

  -Randomisation
• Participants Variables


  Individual differences between participants.