Question

Imagine a researcher wants to test the hypothesis that participating in psychotherapy will cause a decrease in reported anxiety. Describe the type of research design the investigator might use to draw this conclusion. What would be the independent and dependent variables in the research?

Answer 1

The type of research design the investigator might use to draw a conclusion, in this case, includes; the experimental method in which the experimenter will try to demonstrate what outcome occurs when a particular factor i.e. the independent variable is manipulated to support, refute, or validate a hypothesis. The independent which will be manipulated in this research will be; participation in psychotherapy and dependent variables in the research will the anxiety levels.