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ante Identifving Variables and Groups Independent and Dependent Variables Instru

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ante Identifving Variables and Groups Independent and Dependent Variables Instructions: For each of the following scenarios, identify the i variables in the boxes provided. If you wish, try to generate an operational definition tor each of the dependent variables. Remember, for most of psychology, an operational definition allows us to translate the concepts into some type of numerical score t and dependent I1. An experimental psychologist uses four different orders of presentation in an experiment that measures the number of words recalled. 12. An industrial/organizational psychologist studies the number of cars produced on the assembly line during morning and evening shifts.

Explanation / Answer

11.

IV: Order of presentation of information -  The manipulation of presentation order was accomplished by introducing four variations in the experiment.

DV: Recall - Recall in memory refers to the mental process of retrieval of past information, however in this experiment is limited to the recollection of words only.

12.

IV: Shift timing - The manipulation of shift timing was accomplished by introducing two levels (morning and evening shift) in the experiment.

DV: Assembly line output - In this experiment, it is defined as the number of cars that are produced on the assembly line.