What Is a Subject Variable

question 50

Multiple Choice

What is a subject variable?

• A) A characteristic or feature of a research participant used to assign that participant to a condition of an experiment (e.g., the subject's age).
• B) The individual score of a subject on the dependent variable measure.
• C) A characteristic or feature of a subject which is expected to change as the result of an experimental manipulation.
• D) The degree to which a subject responds to an experimental manipulation.

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