Independent and Dependent Variables

What is the difference between independent and dependent variables? In this video, Dr. Kushner breaks down how variables are used in psychology research.
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    @rosiebarrett74688 ай бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    11 ай бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    @PsychExplained

    3 ай бұрын

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    2 ай бұрын

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    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

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    9 ай бұрын

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    3 ай бұрын

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    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @joseortiz939
    @joseortiz9397 ай бұрын

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🚗 Understanding Variables in Psychology - Variables can change or vary within a study. - Identifying independent and dependent variables is essential. 01:03 🧪 Defining Variables and Independent Variable - Variables can include factors like mood, weather, age, and traffic. - The independent variable, in this case, is the color of the car. 03:04 🌈 Making the Independent Variable Independent - The independent variable must be isolated and separate from other variables. - All other variables must remain constant and unchanged. 05:11 📊 Understanding the Dependent Variable - The dependent variable is the data or results collected to see if the independent variable had an effect. - In this case, the dependent variable is the speed of the car. 07:03 📈 Graphing Variables - Independent variables are typically plotted on the x-axis, while dependent variables are on the y-axis in a graph. - Graphs help visualize and analyze the relationship between variables. Made with HARPA AI

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    @PsychExplained

    3 ай бұрын

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    @amreshnautiyal57873 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for explaining, it really helps me to understand about dependent n independent variables...👍👍

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    @Kunsai133 ай бұрын

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    @PsychExplained

    3 ай бұрын

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    @PsychExplained

    4 ай бұрын

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    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    @mellowquirks2 жыл бұрын

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    4 ай бұрын

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    10 ай бұрын

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    27 күн бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    8 ай бұрын

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    Do you think that there is casual relationship between color, which is categorical and speed. How do you say speed changes as color changes?

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    4 ай бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    5 ай бұрын

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    10 күн бұрын

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    4 ай бұрын

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    In ths question which one is my independent variable ?" use the titanic data to fit a linear regression model between age versus the passenger class “?

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    @PsychExplained3 жыл бұрын

    Check your understanding: A psychologist is examining the effects of sleep deprivation on reaction time. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? A. the sample of participants B. reaction time C. sleep deprivation D. participants nighttime routine

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    8 ай бұрын

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    27 күн бұрын

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    @bryun139 ай бұрын

    Great video!!! Thank you so much :) but I have a question. How to you hold a mood constant?

  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    9 ай бұрын

    Good question! This is why researchers rely on RANDOM ASSIGNMENT - each person in the study has an equal chance to be in the experimental group and control group. This ensures both groups are relatively the SAME. That is, you really can't control for mood, but if you use random assignment than the goal is you have equal number of people who are angry/sad/nervous/etc. in both groups. In a sense, you are cancelling out the moods. Does this make sense?

  • @bryun13

    @bryun13

    9 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@PsychExplainedahhh thank you so much!! Randomizing went straight over my head on that.. ooops again great video and thank you much again for responding!

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    3 ай бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    @PsychExplained

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙂

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    @life.schooled19412 жыл бұрын

    Could you do one on reliability and validity?

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    @life.schooled1941

    2 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to it🙂

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    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

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    @PsychExplained

    4 ай бұрын

    You're welcome 😊

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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    8 ай бұрын

    Ha the video was only 8 min. But glad it helped :)

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    @Tracy-ec3xv Жыл бұрын

    Can you pls do some nursing study examples?

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    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    A challenge :) Somewhat psychology related but… Studying “the effects of maternal stress on prenatal development” The teacher in me can’t give you the answer. What is the IV and DV? What are some potential confounding variables?

  • @Tracy-ec3xv

    @Tracy-ec3xv

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PsychExplained oh gosh lol… I had to make a table of my articles I found and list the IV and DV… kept replaying your video… some are hard for me to pick out in some studies… ok here goes it. IV Maternal stress, DV prenatal dev. Other variables: preexisting health conditions: HTN, DM, obesity, finances, health literacy/disparities, taking Prenatal vit, prenatal check ups…. :/ still don’t feel confident

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    Жыл бұрын

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    @Tracy-ec3xv

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PsychExplained really?!! I think what helped was you saying D for data and and D for dependent… thank you… gimme more lol!

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    28 күн бұрын

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  • @PsychExplained

    @PsychExplained

    Жыл бұрын

    Great confounding variable!

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