1.5 Study Guide

Question 1

What is an independent variable?

Answer 1

The variable that stays the same the for the duration of the experiment

Question 2

What is the dependent variable?

Answer 2

The variable that is being changed and experimented on

Question 3

A group of people is listening to music while studying and another group is listening to it without studying, what is the control group?

Answer 3

The group that isn’t listening to music

Question 4

A group of people is listening to music while studying and another group is listening to it without studying, what is the experimental group?

Answer 4

The group listening to music

Question 5

What is the difference between independent and dependent vs. control and experimental?

Answer 5

Control are experimental are more specific and are talking about what is being experimented and what isn’t while independent and dependent are the variables that change and don’t change.