L1:59pm An experiment was conducted to test whether aspirin improves performance. In the experiment, students at Montgomery College were given an aspirin and students at Frederick College we given a...

What is the independence variable in this experiment ? Explain why ?


Extracted text: L1:59pm An experiment was conducted to test whether aspirin improves performance. In the experiment, students at Montgomery College were given an aspirin and students at Frederick College we given a sugar pill (but they were told that it was aspirin) before their Psychology classes. The students who were given the aspirin performed better on the exams (average ścore 94%) than the subjects who were given the sugar pill (average score 74%). Part I: 1. What is the independent variable in this experiment? Explain why. 2. What is the dependent variable in this experiment? Explain why. 3. What is a placebo? 4. Was a placebo used in this experiment? Explain. 5. What do you think the hypothesis of this experiment is? 6. Define the following term "subject" as it relates to a psychology experiment. 7. Who were the subjects in this experiment? o How many cubiects were tested in the evneriment2 When finished, make sure to click Submit. Optionally, click Save as Draft to save changes and continue working later, or click Cancel to quit without saving changes. Cancel Save Draft Submit 83°F DELL F12 PriScr Insert F10 F11 F8 F9 F5 F6 % 8 6. K