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1 Responding (or Dependent) Variable: This is the variable that changes as a result of the changes in the manipulated variable. 2  In our fertilizer example, the responding variable would be the size of the plants. 3  Controlled Variables (or Controls): These are all the things that you will keep the same in your experiment. Responding (or Dependent) Variable: This is the variable that changes as a result of the changes in the manipulated variable. 2  In our fertilizer example, the responding variable would be the size of the plants. 3  Controlled Variables (or Controls): These are all the things that you will keep the same in your experiment.
Extraneous variables are defined as any variable other than the independent and dependent variable. Control variables are variables that are kept the same in each trial. Lastly, the moderator variables are variables that increase or decrease the relationship between the independent and dependent variable.