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experimental manipulation

experimental manipulation

in an experiment, the manipulation of one or more independent variables in order to investigate their effect on a dependent variable. An example would be the assignment of a specific treatment or placebo to participants in a research study in order to control possible confounds and assess the effect of the treatment.

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