In a study to explore age differences in conservation abilities a group of 5-year-olds was given a conservation task and the responses were recorded. The same task was then given to a group of 7-year-olds and the responses were recorded. What are the independent and dependent variables in this following example?
Independent variable = Age Dependent variable = Conservation ability
Independent variable = Age Dependent variable = Five or seven year olds
Independent variable = Conservation ability Dependent variable = Age
Independent variable = Conservation ability Dependent variable = Five or seven year olds
Independent variable = Responses Dependent variable = Five or seven year olds
The possibility that group decision making leads to riskier decisions was investigated. Participants were first presented with a number of situations individually. They had to decide how they would act in each situation. Participants were then brought together as a group and told to come to a decision upon which they were all agreed. The responses that participants generated individually were then compared with the responses from the group. What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
Independent variable = The situations presented to the participants Dependent variable = The riskiness of the decisions made
Independent variable = The situations presented to the participants Dependent variable = The number of participants who agreed with the decision made.
Independent variable = The riskiness of the decisions made Dependent variable = The number of participants who agreed with the decision made.
Independent variable = The riskiness of the decisions made Dependent variable = The number of participants who agreed with the decision made.
Independent variable = Whether the participants' decisions were made individually or in a group Dependent variable = The number of situations presented to the participants
Independent variable = Whether the participants' decisions were made individually or in a group Dependent variable = The riskiness of the decisions made
In a study to explore the visual preference of babies, babies were presented with stimuli of varying complexity. The length of time the babies spent gazing at each stimulus was measured and compared. What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
Independent variable = What the babies prefered to look at Dependent variable = The age of the babies
Independent variable = What the babies prefered to look at Dependent variable = The complexity of the stimuli
Independent variable = The complexity of the stimuli Dependent variable = The length of time spent gazing at the stimulus
Independent variable = The complexity of the stimuli Dependent variable = The age of the babies
Independent variable = The length of time spent gazing at the stimulus Dependent variable = The complexity of the stimuli
Independent variable = The length of time spent gazing at the stimulus Dependent variable = The length of time spent gazing at the stimulus
The effect of the presence of others upon performance was studied by having participants complete a task in a room on their own and then again in a room where others were present. Performance on the two tasks was compared. What are the independent and dependent variables in this study?
Independent variable = Performance on the tasks Dependent variable = The nature of the two tasks
Independent variable = Performance on the tasks Dependent variable = Whether others were present or not
Independent variable = Whether others were present or not Dependent variable = The nature of the two tasks
Independent variable = Whether others were present or not Dependent variable = Performance on the tasks
Independent variable = The nature of the two tasks Dependent variable = Whether others were present or not
Independent variable = The nature of the two tasks Dependent variable = Performance on the tasks
