[PSYC 005] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 109 pages long Study Guide!

• School: Pasadena City College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 005
• Professor: juliekiotas

Document Summary

Dependent variables: variables that are measured by the researcher. The interest is in the effects of the independent variable (iv) on the dependent variable (dv). It is called the dependent variable because, if the treatment works, the scores on the dependent variable will depend upon the levels of the independent variable. Independent variables: variables that are manipulated by the researcher. The effects of the independent variable (iv) on the dependent variable (dv) is what is of interest to the researcher and is investigated in the true-experiment. True independent variables: ivs for which random assignment is used to assign participants to the levels of the iv. When participants experience all levels of the iv (within-subjects ivs), special problems exist related to the fact that they are experiencing each and every level of the iv. Order (carry-over) effects: effects that may occur if participants experience all of the levels of the iv in the same order.