3 features

• 3 features of an experiment

  • IV (Independent variable)
  • DV (Dependent variable)
  • cause & effect relationship
• Independent variable (IV)


  event that is directly manipulated by an experimenter in order to test its effect on another variable
• Dependent variable (DV)


  the variable that is measured by the experimentor
• Cause & effect relationship


  the relationship between the IV and DV