Glossary / Lexicon
Control variable
Control variable refers to a circumstance of the experiment that the experimenter sets at a particular level and prevents from varying; a potential independent variable that is held constant in an experiment
Please see Test variable.
Related Articles | |
| Random variable at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Random variable refers to a circumstance in an experiment whose level is determined by chance rather . . . Read More | |
| Manipulation at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Manipulation is defined as the alteration of a variable by an experimenter in expectation that the alteration . . . Read More | |
| Extraneous variable at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Extraneous variable refers to any variable that exists within a study other than the variables being . . . Read More | |
| Factors at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Factors refers to the independent variables whose levels are combined in a factorial experiment . In . . . Read More | |
| Dependent variable at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
A dependent variable is what you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment. . . . Read More | |
| Experimental method at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Experimental method refers to a research method used to uncover cause-and-effect relationships between . . . Read More | |
| True Experiment at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
True Experiment refers to an experiment in which the researcher has maximum Control over the Independent . . . Read More | |
| Cause-and-effect relationship at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Cause-and-effect relationship refers to the result of a well-controlled experiment about which the researcher . . . Read More | |
| Crossover interaction at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Crossover interaction refers to the reversal of the effect of one independent variable on a dependent . . . Read More | |
| Variable at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Variable refers to a dimension along which people, things, or events differ; - - In the psychology context, . . . Read More | |