Psychology revision week 2

Which variable do "I" change intentionally?

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Constant
• s

Which variable may change and probably will change in the experiment, but "I" don't change it?

• Independent variable
• Dependent variable
• Constant

The number of apples in this basket is ______________________ data?

• quantitative
• qualitative
• independent
• dependent

Which of the following hypotheses is written correctly?

• Frozen tennis balls will not bounce as high.
• If I heat up a tennis ball it will bounce high.
• If I freeze a tennis ball, then it will not bounce as high.
• If a tennis ball is frozen, then it won't bounce as high as one that is not frozen.

What are the three kinds of variables that you need to identify in your experiments?

• independent, controlled, dependent
• independent, dependent, identical
• identical, controlled, sample

Why do we want to test one variable at a time?

• Because it is hard to setup a data table with more
• To know what is causing the changes
• It is what has always been done
• No one really knows

The part of the experiment that does not receive the independent variable, what you compare to

• control

• constant

• hypothesis

• inference

Which is the manipulated variable?

• Dependent Variables
• Constant Variable
• Control Variable
• Independent Variable

Choose the best definition for the term Psychology

• The scientific study of emotion, brain matter and memory

• The scientific study of Human thoughts, feelings and behaviour

• The scientific study of Human emotion

• The scientific study of how the brain sends messages to the body

In an experiment, the ___________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the ___________ variable.

• Independent; dependent

• Extraneous; confounding

• Dependent; independent

• Independent; extraneous