In sport and exercise psychology studies where the researcher manipulates a variable (e.g.,goal setting),what name do we give to that variable?

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The independent variable is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe whether it has an effect on the dependent variable (which is the variable being measured or observed). In this case, the researcher is manipulating the variable of goal setting, making it the independent variable.

In Sport and Exercise Psychology Studies Where the Researcher Manipulates