Video Resources

Video 1: Threats to Internal Validity

Learning Objective: 9-1: The key components necessary to test cause and effect.

Description: Animated video that outlines some common threats to internal validity.

Video 2: Basics of Experimental Design

Learning Objective: 9-2: How to design an experiment.

Description: Animated video that introduces students to the basics of experimental design, and defines independent and dependent variables.

Audio Resource

Audio 1: Can Music Cause Sadness?

Learning Objective: 9-1: The key components necessary to test cause and effect.

Description: NPR article and podcast referenced at the beginning of Chapter 9, about Adele’s song that seems to cause a strong emotional response.

Web Resource

Web 1: Measures and Manipulations

Learning Objective: 9-3: How to manipulate an independent variable (IV). | 9-4: How to measure the dependent variable (DV).

Description: List of resources to help students find measures and manipulations for their own study.