| A | B |
| Statement of relationship between the IV and the DV | Hypothesis |
| Any Factor that is not allowed to change. | Constant |
| A group or sample that is used as a standard for comparison. | Control |
| Used to reduce the effect of chance errors | Repeated trials |
| The factor in an experiment that is changed on purpose. | Independent Variable |
| The factor in an experiment that responds to the pruposeffuly changed factor. | Dependent Variable |
| Any factor in an experiment that changes. | Variable |
| Changes made to the independent variable. | Levels of the Independent Variable |