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Jay Weiss, a psychologist, used electric shock on rats in a control group and rats in an experimental group. One group; however, was given a piece of wood to chew on. They had fewer ulcers (open sores or lesions in stomach lining).
What is the independent variable and dependent variable?
bobpursley
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PsyDAG
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An independent variable is the potential stimulus or cause, usually directly manipulated by the experimenter, so it could also be called a manipulative variable.
A dependent variable is the response or measure of results.
Explain Bot
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