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Experimental Design Practice

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A study was created to test the effects of jazz on people’s sleep patterns. The hypothesis of the experiment was that if people listened to jazz music as they fall asleep, they will sleep for longer periods of time. For the experiment, 2 groups of people were created. One group was placed in a quiet room where they went to sleep and they were timed on how long they slept. The other group was placed in a room where jazz music played softly as they began to sleep and played throughout the night. As each group awoke, their sleep times were monitored. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.

sleep length

music played

no jazz music

the room they slept in

A study was created to test the effects of jazz on people’s sleep patterns. The hypothesis of the experiment was that if people listened to jazz music as they fall asleep, they will sleep for longer periods of time. For the experiment, 2 groups of people were created. One group was placed in a quiet room where they went to sleep and they were timed on how long they slept. The other group was placed in a room where jazz music played softly as they began to sleep and played throughout the night. As each group awoke, their sleep times were monitored. Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.

A study was created to test the effects of jazz on people’s sleep patterns. The hypothesis of the experiment was that if people listened to jazz music as they fall asleep, they will sleep for longer periods of time. For the experiment, 2 groups of people were created. One group was placed in a quiet room where they went to sleep and they were timed on how long they slept. The other group was placed in a room where jazz music played softly as they began to sleep and played throughout the night. As each group awoke, their sleep times were monitored. Identify the CONTROL GROUP.

A study was created to test the effects of fear in children. The hypothesis of the experimenters was that if babies were exposed to fuzzy bunnies and at the same time a loud cymbal was struck close behind them, then that child would be afraid of all fuzzy things. Another group of children would be exposed to bunnies without any loud noises. The study was carried out as planned and as a result, hundreds of young children developed fear of all cute furry bunny rabbits. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.

response to bunnies

cymbal or no cymbal

playing with bunnies with no cymbal

A study was created to test the effects of fear in children. The hypothesis of the experimenters was that if babies were exposed to fuzzy bunnies and at the same time a loud cymbal was struck close behind them, then that child would be afraid of all fuzzy things. Another group of children would be exposed to bunnies without any loud noises. The study was carried out as planned and as a result, hundreds of young children developed fear of all cute furry bunny rabbits. Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.

A study was created to test the effects of fear in children. The hypothesis of the experimenters was that if babies were exposed to fuzzy bunnies and at the same time a loud cymbal was struck close behind them, then that child would be afraid of all fuzzy things. Another group of children would be exposed to bunnies without any loud noises. The study was carried out as planned and as a result, hundreds of young children developed fear of all cute furry bunny rabbits. Identify the CONTROL GROUP.

Shortly after Ms. Berndt’s cat, Revere, was born, Ms. Berndt realized Revere wasn’t eating enough. She went to the pet store and bought many different kinds of food and fed Revere different types every day. Each day she noted the type of food and how much Revere ate out of his dish. Eventually Revere ate a lot of the CreppyCat brand food and Ms. Berndt bought that for him from then on. Revere is the best cat ever. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.

How much Revere the cat ate

Type of cat food

The pet store

Shortly after Ms. Berndt’s cat, Revere, was born, Ms. Berndt realized Revere wasn’t eating enough. She went to the pet store and bought many different kinds of food and fed Revere different types every day. Each day she noted the type of food and how much Revere ate out of his dish. Eventually Revere ate a lot of the CreppyCat brand food and Ms. Berndt bought that for him from then on. Revere is the best cat ever. Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.

At a daycare, the staff has had problems with the children behaving badly every day. They begin to test to see how the children react if the staff gives them large amounts of candy when they are good and no candy when they are bad. The staff hopes that the incentive for the children will improve their behavior. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.

children's behavior

candy or no candy

children's age

if the kids like the staff

At a daycare, the staff has had problems with the children behaving badly every day. They begin to test to see how the children react if the staff gives them large amounts of candy when they are good and no candy when they are bad. The staff hopes that the incentive for the children will improve their behavior. Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.

Suzie Q wants to know the effect of different colors of light on the growth of plants. She believes that plants can survive best in white light. She buys 5 ferns of the same species, which are all approximately the same age and height. She places one in white light, one in blue light, one in green light, one in red light and one in the closet. All of the ferns are planted in Miracle-Grow and given 20 mL of water once a day for 2 weeks. After the two weeks, Suzie observes the plants and makes measurements. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.

color of light

plant growth

type of plant

20 mL of water

Suzie Q wants to know the effect of different colors of light on the growth of plants. She believes that plants can survive best in white light. She buys 5 ferns of the same species, which are all approximately the same age and height. She places one in white light, one in blue light, one in green light, one in red light and one in the closet. All of the ferns are planted in Miracle-Grow and given 20 mL of water once a day for 2 weeks. After the two weeks, Suzie observes the plants and makes measurements. Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.

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