Define Characteristic of:

1) Descriptive/Correlational Methodology   and

2) Experimental Methodology

1) defining characteristic of Descriptive or Correlational Methodology  is: Simply OBSERVING variables and

2) defining characteristic of experimental methodology is: 'manipulating' variables.

Define: Independent variable and

Dependent variable:

1) Independent variable:a variable that is manipulated by the experimenter and

2)Dependent variable is the observed variable that is measured by the experimenter. (NOT the OUTCOME/RESULTS of the study)

Define: Experimental Group

and

Control Group

Experimental Group: this is the group that receives the independent variable

and, the

Control Group is the group that is treated identically to the experimental group, but does NOT receive the independent variable.

What type of statement(s) is (are) permitted by:

1) ....experimental methods?    and

2) descriptive/correlational methods?

Types of statements permitted by:

1) Experimental methodology would be: "...one variable causes, affects or influences the other."

2) Descriptive/correlational methodology would be:

a) "There is a relationship (non causal) between 2 variables. CANNOT say that the variables cause, affect or influences other variable"

b) can PREDICT.