variables

Question 1

definition of operationalisation

Answer 1

how you plan to measure and thus define your variable

Question 2

definiton of independant variable

Answer 2

the variable which the researcher manipulates

Question 3

definition of dependant variable

Answer 3

the variable which will be affected by the IV. This is measured

Question 4

definition of controlled variable

Answer 4

the variable which the researcher will successfully ensure does not effect the DV

Question 5

definition of extraneous variable

Answer 5

a nuisance variable which doesn’t not vary systematically with the DV

Question 6

definition of cofounding variable

Answer 6

a nuisance variable which does vary systematically with the IV meaning we don’t know what caused the change in the DV

Question 7

situational examples of cofounding variables

Answer 7

noise
temperature

Question 8

measurement error examples of cofounding variables

Answer 8

invalid test

Question 9

example of extraneous variable due to participant differences

Answer 9

age or gender