When we manipulate, or assign participants to different conditions of, a variable, what are we manipulating?

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When we manipulate or assign participants to different conditions of a variable, we are manipulating the independent variable. The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated or changed by the experimenter to see its effect on the dependent variable. The dependent variable, on the other hand, is the outcome measure that is hypothesized to be affected by the independent variable.

When We Manipulate, or Assign Participants to Different Conditions Of