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FRQ Study
APsych.
Term | Definition |
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sample | a small part of something intended as representative of the whole |
assignment | which researchers conducting an experiment decide which of their participants will be in each of the various treatment conditions |
independent variable | the experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose affect is being studied |
dependent variable | the outcome factor; the variable that may change response to manipulations of the independent variable |
control group | in an experiment, the group not exposed to the treatment |
confounding variable | a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment |