PSYCH 301W Lecture Notes - Dependent And Independent Variables, Behavioural Sciences, Psych
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In an experiment, the investigator: manipulate the independent variable (or variables, arranges different experiences for the research participants, assess the impact of these different experiences, one or more measured variables (dvs, demonstration of causality, association. How do we determine whether one event causes another event: (does a cause b?) Is there a correlation between an iv and a dv: the causal relationships between variables in behavioral science are probabilistic, temporal priority. If event a occurs before event b, then a might be causing b. Experimental condition: refers to the specific situations that are created within the manipulation. In one-way designs, these are called the experimental conditions: a one-way experimental design. Equivalence can be created through: between-participants designs each level of the experiment or experimental conditions, repeated-measures designs, also called within-subjects design, random assignment. Random assignment to conditions with different but equivalent participants in with the same people in each of the created.