Tamir et al. (2008) conducted a study to see what impact music has on participants playing computer games. The researchers had participants play computer games while listening to angry, exciting, and neutral music. The researchers then measured the participant's performance while listening to each type of music. What is the independent variable in this study? coruse hero psyc 255

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Tamir et al. (2008) conducted a study to see what impact music has on participants playing computer games. The researchers had participants play computer games while listening to angry, exciting, and neutral music. The researchers then measured the participant's performance while listening to each type of music. What is the independent variable in this study? coruse hero psyc 255

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Shania Cortez · Answer 1

Independent variable are variable that is been varied in an experiment. They are said to stand on their own.

Dependent variable are variable that depends directly on independent variable. It is been measured using independent Variable.

The experiment had two variable,

The participant

The music - angry, exciting, neutral music

The participant is the dependent variable i. e the variable whose effect is been measured based on the independent Variable while the different types of music is the independent Variable i. e It can stands on its own during the experiment.