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Part 1 Directions: Identify the independent and dependent variables in the following statements.

1) The more time people spend using social media, the less they read books.

Independent Variable: Use of social media


Dependent Variable: less of reading books

2) Drinking energy drinks makes people more aggressive.

Independent Variable: Drinking energy drinks

Dependent Variable: more aggressive

3) Taking a nap in the afternoon makes people more focused for the rest of the day.

Independent Variable: taking a nap in the afternoon

Dependent Variable: focused for the rest of the day

4) Spending time with a family dog decreases the amount of stress someone is feeling.

Independent Variable: spend time with family dog


Dependent Variable: decrease the amount of stress

5) Eating breakfast in the morning increases the ability to learn in school.

Independent Variable: Eating breakfast


Dependent Variable: increase the ability to learn in school

Part 2 Directions…More Challenging: Identify the independent and dependent variables in the following descriptions
of experiments:

1) Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others and then rated how funny they found the cartoon to be.

Independent Variable: Students watched a cartoon alone or with others

Dependent Variable: They found the cartoon funny


2) A comprehension test was given to students after they had studied textbook material either in silence or with the
television turned on.

Independent Variable: Study textbook material in silence or television turned on

Dependent Variable: Comprehension test was given

3) Some elementary school teachers were told that a child’s parents were college graduates, and other teachers were
told that the child’s parents had not finished high school; they then rated the child’s grades.

Independent Variable: Teachers were told that the students finished school and some teachers were told that they
are not

Dependent Variable: rate the child’s grades

4) Workers at a company were assigned to one of two conditions: One group completed a stress management training
program; another group of workers did not participate in the training. The number of sick days taken by these workers
was examined for the next 2 months.

Independent Variable: stress management training program


Dependent Variable: the number of sick days was taken for 2 months

5) Students at a University were split into two groups and each received a different text for a philosophy course. Once
group received a traditional text book, while the other received an interactive textbook on a tablet computer. After the
course, the final exam grades between the two groups of students was compared.

Independent Variable: traditional textbook and an interactive textbook on tablet computer was given to students

Dependent Variable: the final grade exam was compared

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