1. For the following study, identify the (a) independent variables and the numbe
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1. For the following study, identify the (a) independent variables and the number of levels of each, (b) the nature of each independent variable (either within or between subjects), and (c) the dependent variable (2 points total). College students in a cognitive mapping study are asked to use a direction finder to point accurately to three unseen locations that differ in distance from the lab. One is a nearby campus location, one is a nearby city, and the third is a distant city. Half of the participants perform the task in a windowless room with a compass indicating the direction of north. The remaining participants perform the task in the same room without a compass.
Explanation / Answer
a) IV is the use of a direction finder.
Level of IV : Control group : without using compass
Experimental group : using compass
b) It is a between subjects design as two groups are used.
c) DV : i) accuracy of the location.
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