Dr.Franz sets up an experimental study to investigate how self-esteem is affected by feedback from teachers.During the study, teachers of Grade 3 administer a short quiz where each child earns the same score (5 out of a possible 10 points).All the children are then given feedback.Half the children are told that this is a very good score, whereas the rest are told that it is an average score.In this study, what is the independent variable?

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The independent variable is the factor that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on another variable. In this study, Dr. Franz manipulates the type of feedback (very good score vs. average score) given to the children to see its effect on self-esteem, making it the independent variable.

DrFranz Sets Up an Experimental Study to Investigate How Self-Esteem