Daily Archives: October 31, 2019

1. What makes studies experimental?– Researcher manipulates one variable (the Independent Variable) – Researcher controls the group assignment (experimental groups + control group [baseline])– Researcher controls extraneous variables that influnce participants’ behavior (confounds) 2. In experimental studies, we are interested in how one (or more) variable [Independent Variable] changes behavior [Dependent Variable]. NOT just howContinue reading “Class #16: Experimental Research”