In an experiment on the effects of level of motivation on the performance of typists, the researcher randomly assigned one third of her subjects to each of three levels of motivation (and then induced different levels of motivation in the three groups). She measured the average words typed per minute by each group, and found that performance was highest under medium motivation, average under low motivation, and worst under high motivation. What was the independent variable in this experiment?

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Heather Hayden

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28 August, 09:40

In an experiment on the effects of level of motivation on the performance of typists, the researcher randomly assigned one third of her subjects to each of three levels of motivation (and then induced different levels of motivation in the three groups). She measured the average words typed per minute by each group, and found that performance was highest under medium motivation, average under low motivation, and worst under high motivation. What was the independent variable in this experiment?

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Tristin · Answer 1

motivation

Explanation:

Independent variable: In psychological or scientific research, an independent variable is referred to as the variable that is being changed or manipulated by the researcher or the experimenter while conducting research or experiment. In an experiment, an independent variable is the variable that leads to change in the dependent variable if it encounters any change.

In the question above, motivation is considered as the independent variable.