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1.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each.
A developmental psychologist is interested in how the activity level of four-year-olds is affected by viewing a 30minute video of the SpongeBob SquarePants or a 30-minute video of Sid the Science Kid.
What is the operational definition of the IV (hint: it's in the example and remember it should be nominal/categorical!)
2.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each.
A developmental psychologist is interested in how the activity level of four-year-olds is affected by viewing a 30minute video of the SpongeBob SquarePants or a 30-minute video of Sid the Science Kid.
What is the operational definition of the DV? (for this you'll need to make up your own operational definition and remember that it has to be measurable/observable, specific and quantitative/numerical!)
3.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each.
A biopsychologist wants to know whether exposure to testosterone in adult female rats increases their aggressive behavior.
What is the operational definition of the IV (hint: you need at least 2 conditions or groups and you should specify how it will be administered to the rats)
4.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each and provide a hypothesis.
A biopsychologist wants to know whether exposure to testosterone in adult female rats increases their aggressive behavior.
What is the operational definition of the DV? (for this you'll need to make up your own operational definition and remember that it has to be measurable/observable, specific and quantitative/numerical!you have to think of what an aggressive BEHAVIOR that you can observe and count in rats is!)
5.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each .
A psychiatrist wants to test the impact of a new drug designed to increase the ability of teenagers with ADHD to take accurate notes in class.
What is the operational definition of the IV (hint: you need at least 2 conditions or groups)
6.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each.
A psychiatrist wants to test the impact of a new drug designed to increase the ability of teenagers with ADHD to take accurate notes in class.
What is the operational definition of the DV? (for this you'll need to make up your own operational definition and remember that it has to be measurable/observable, specific and quantitative/numerical!)
7.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each.
An industrial/organizational psychologist believes that cooling the temperature of a room may have an impact on productivity of workers on an assembly line.
What is the operational definition of the IV (hint: you need at least 2 conditions or groups and you should specify exact degrees NOT just vague descriptions like cool vs warm)
8.For the following scenario, you'll first identify the independent (IV) and dependent (DV) variables. Then you'll give an operational definition for each.
An industrial/organizational psychologist believes that cooling the temperature of a room may have an impact on productivity of workers on an assembly line.
What is the operational definition of the DV? (for this you'll need to make up your own operational definition and remember that it has to be measurable/observable, specific, and quantitative/numerical!)