Research Methods: Research Issues: Confounding Variables

Question 1

What is a confounding variable

Answer 1

one that changes systematically with the IV

Question 2

Prince william arrived before the thing and the firstg ten people os this so they were more excited but because of the delay the other participants were bored now we have another IV what is it

Answer 2

being excited or not

Question 3

when we have a confounding variable we end up with what

Answer 3

a second unintended IV

Question 4

so when we do finding s and find speed up group were more chattier we cant be sure if this is because of

Answer 4

the drink or seeing prince william

Question 5

whats the problem with our drink study and prince william

Answer 5

emotions varied systematically with the IV

and this alone can explain changes in the DV