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A certain Indigenous tribe produced extremely beautiful canoes, wooden combs with intricate carvings, and clothing with decorative beads and shells. Almost all of their artifacts show creativity and artist balance. Yet anthropologists state that this tribe did not produce any "art." How can the anthropologist make such a statement and still be accurate in their evaluation?
Independent Variable
The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to determine its effect on the dependent variable.
Placebo
A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.
Control Group
In an experiment, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.
Dependent Variable
In scientific research, the variable that is tested and measured; it is 'dependent' on the independent variable.
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