Table of Contents
- 1 What is the name of the variable that you want to test in an experiment?
- 2 What occurs when the expectations of a scientist change how the results of an experiment are viewed?
- 3 What is a summary of experimental results that describe a pattern in nature?
- 4 What are variables science?
- 5 What variable is manipulated by the researcher?
- 6 How variables is handled or manipulated in experimental research?
What is the name of the variable that you want to test in an experiment?
The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment.
What occurs when the expectations of a scientist change how the results of an experiment are viewed?
A bias occurs in an experiment when a scientist expects something to happen and lets this influence how the results are viewed. Scientists try to reduce bias whenever they can by doing the experiment many times and keeping careful notes about observations.
What is a summary of experimental results that describe a pattern in nature?
theory. an explanation based on many observations supported by experimental results. scientific law. a rule of nature that sums up related observations and experimental results to describe a pattern in nature. problem.
How many variables can you change in an experiment?
three
These changing quantities are called variables. A variable is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types. An experiment usually has three kinds of variables: independent, dependent, and controlled.
What are the scientific variables?
The things that are changing in an experiment are called variables. A variable is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing amounts or types. An experiment usually has three kinds of variables: independent, dependent, and controlled.
What are variables science?
A variable is anything that can change or be changed. In other words, it is any factor that can be manipulated, controlled for, or measured in an experiment.
What variable is manipulated by the researcher?
The independent variable
The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated by the experimenter. For example, in an experiment on the impact of sleep deprivation on test performance, sleep deprivation would be the independent variable.
How variables is handled or manipulated in experimental research?
The second fundamental feature of an experiment is that the researcher exerts control over, or minimizes the variability in, variables other than the independent and dependent variable. They manipulate the independent variable by systematically changing its levels and control other variables by holding them constant.
What kind of research method is good for letting us see patterns in nature?
Naturalistic observation is a research method that is used by psychologists and other social scientists. The technique involves observing subjects in their natural environment. It can be used if conducting lab research would be unrealistic, cost-prohibitive, or would unduly affect the subject’s behavior.