Question

Rabiyah administered an intelligence test to sophomore and seniors at Faber College and at Hillman College and compared performance across these four groups. Which of the following is/are the subject variable(s) in this study? a.Being a sophomore versus a senior b.Attending Faber versus Hillman College c.Scoring high versus low on intelligence d.Both being a sophomore versus a senior and attending Faber versus Hillman College

Answer 1

Answer:

a.Being a sophomore versus a senior

b.Attending Faber versus Hillman College

Explanation:

Subject variables also known as Participant variables represent differences in participants in an experiment.

These variables may be seen extraneous variables as these variables could interfere or influence experiment results even though they are not currently being studied by the experimenter.