Research Concepts and Variables

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Variable

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Something that changes or varies

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Manipulated variable

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Variable that the researcher controls

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Measured variable

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Variable that the researcher simply observes

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Levels

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Variation of a variable

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Constant

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Stays the same. Only has one level.

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Conceptual variable

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Abstract, theoretical concepts

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Mood and anxiety

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Examples of conceptual variables

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Operational variable

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The specific way in which the conceptual variable is defined and measured in a study

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Memory is measured with a word recall.

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Example of a conceptual variable being operationalized.

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Frequency claim

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Describes the particular rate or degree of a single variable