Question

Learn the Key Terms of experimental method with the help of given example:

1. Problem: To study the effect of music on the level of blood Pressure.
2. Hypothesis: The music will help in regulating the level of blood pressure.
3. Independent variable: Music.
4. Dependent variable: Level of blood pressure.
5. Intervening variables: Age, gender, all other sounds other than music, etc.
6. Experimenter: A person who will be conducting this experiment. (May be you or your psychology teacher.)
7. Participant: A person on whom this experiment will be conducted. (May be your family member/friend.)

Answer 1

1. Problem: A phenomenon or aspect of human behaviour to be studied.
2. Hypothesis: A proposed explanation for a phenomenon given as a starting point for further investigation.
3. Independent variable: A variable which is controlled and does not depend on other variable considered in a study.
4. Dependent variable: A variable whose value is determined by the independent variable.
5. Intervening variables: Other variables that may influence the value of the dependent variable.
6. Experimenter: A person who will be conducting the experiment to find whether the hypothesis is correct or not. vii. Participant: A person on whom the experiment is conducted by the researcher.