In an industrial psychology experiment,one group of participants is exposed to confinement while another group is not.All participants then perform a manual dexterity task and their performances examined.What is the independent variable?

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The independent variable is the variable that is intentionally manipulated by the researcher, which is confinement in this case. The researcher wants to examine the effect of confinement on manual dexterity, so confinement is the independent variable.

In an Industrial Psychology Experiment,one Group of Participants Is Exposed