Ch 9

Question 1

independent variable

Answer 1

the variable an experimenter changes or varies to see if it has an effect on some other variable

Question 2

dependent variable

Answer 2

a response assumed to be “dependent” on a particular experimental condition

Question 3

experimental realism

Answer 3

if an experiment has an impact on the participants, forces them to take the matter seriously, and involves them in the procedures, we can say it has achieved experimental realism

Question 4

mundane realism

Answer 4

if the laboratory experiment is similar to the events that frequently happen to people in the outside world, we can say it has achieved mundane realism

Question 5

debriefing

Answer 5

the procedure whereby the purpose of the study and exactly what transpired is explained to participants at the end of an experiment