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Weekly Discussion Must post first Subscribe In an experiment comparing the effect of study materials on test scores, participants in one group are instructed to take their own notes on a videotaped lecture and participants in the other group are instructed to look at an outline of the lecture while watching the videotape. Three days following the lecture, all of the participants take a short test on the material, and their test scores are recorded. a. What is the dependent variable in this study? b. What is the independent variable in this study? c. How many levels of the independent variable are there in this study? d. Is the independent variable a subject variable? (Schweigert, 2012) Schweigert, Wendy A.. Research Methods in Psychology: A Handbook (Page 8). Waveland Pr Inc. Kindle Edition.

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(a). Test score is the dependent variable in this study.

(b). Study material is the independent variable here.

(c). There are two levels of independent variables in this study, one is the study material video and another level is the notes or the outline of the video tape.

(d). No the independent variable is not a subject variable.

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