JUST 399 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Quasi, Dependent And Independent Variables, Ceteris Paribus
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Twitcher killed because of the violence portrayed in the tv show, dexter. Involves the belief that variation in an iv will be followed by variation in the dv, when all other things are equal (ceteris paribus) Ex: the likelihood of being violent is higher for individuals exposed to media violence than it would be if these same individuals had not been exposed to media violence. Can be tested with experimental or nonexperimental research designs. When a series of concrete events, thoughts, or actions result in a particular event or individual outcome. Includes statements of initial conditions and then relates a series of events at different times that led to the outcome. Variation in one variable is related to variation in another [iv and dv vary together] Relationship must be observable -- cannot be only assumed of believed. Survey people about their violent crimes and watching dexter. The change in the iv must occur before the change in the dv.
