Educational Psychology / Unit 2 EDP 0121 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Independent and Dependent Variables
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The idea
In an experiment the independent variable is the one the researcher manipulates, and the dependent variable is the one measured to see whether it changed.
In practice
Flashcards or not is the independent variable; the quiz score is the dependent variable.
Where people slip
The dependent variable is the outcome that may depend on the independent one; that is how to keep the two apart.
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