research methods in social psychology

a background variable about an individual such as race, or socioeconomic status is considred what kind of variable?

participant variable

john is testing the effects of exercise on mood. he defines exercise as the number of steps a person takes in a day, and he measures it with a special watch that participants wear. what did john do to the variable "exercise"?

operationalized it

Jackson's study involves five independent variables that he is manipulating. He is measuring their effect on three dependent variables. What type of study desgin is jackson using?

complex experimental desgin