Psychology A-Level
manipulation of an independent variable
What manipulation of an independent variable means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of manipulation of an independent variable
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Changing one variable across levels, which together with control of the others is what would have to be true for causation.
Topics that use manipulation of an independent variable
- Research methods and techniques (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- behavioural categories
- causal inference
- co-variables
- direction and strength
- inter-rater reliability
- interviewer effects
- open and closed questions
- qualitative and quantitative data
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