Carrie conducted an experiment to see if listening to different types of music would affect a person’s pulse. Her hypothesis was that pulse rate would change with different types of music. She had 10 volunteers. Each of the first 5 volunteers listened to seven different music selections for 30 seconds each. The person’s pulse was taken before the music and after each 30-second interval of music was completed. The other 5 volunteers did not listen to music and had their pulse taken every 30 seconds for 5 minutes. Based on her experiment, Carrie concluded that a person’s pulse rate did change when the person listened to different types of music. Identify the control group, the experimental group, the independent variable, and the dependent variable.

Independent variable: MUSIC

Dependent variable: PULSE

Control group: The 5 volunteers that did not listen to music.

Experimental group: The 5 volunteers that listened to seven different music selections for 30 seconds each

Explanation:

- Independent variable in an experiment is the variable that the experimenter changes or manipulates in order to bring about a measurable response. In this experiment, the independent variable is DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC THAT WAS PLAYED BY CARIE.

- Dependent variable is the variable that responds to the changes made to the independent variable. It is the variable being measured in an experiment. The PULSE, which was measured in this experiment, is the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.

- Control group is the group of an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment. In this experiment, the GROUP OF 5 VOLUNTEERS THAT DID NOT LISTEN TO ANY MUSIC is the CONTROL GROUP.

- Experimental group is the group that is subjected to the experimental treatment in an experiment. In this experiment, the GROUP OF 5 VOLUNTEERS THAT LISTENED TO SEVEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF MUSIC IS THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP.