I am somewhat confused and having issues coming up with a good topic, with the independent and dependent variables (with levels) suggested/provided by the instructor for an experimental research study. I was thinking "How does music affect memory", however, I am not sure what is a proper topic that will go with the IV and DV suggested even though it is written down which makes me feel more clueless because I have to create/make an experiment with it.
INSTRUCTOR: "I think we can keep it simple. Since you will not be able to manipulate exercise, (i.e., tell people not to exercise and tell others to exercise) why don't you just manipulate the music variable and see if music has an impact on memory. Therefore, you have control and are able to manipulate music as your independent variable. Below is how it could look.
Independent variable: music (your preference as the two levels, but it could be music/no music).
Dependent variable: how many items participants remembered (you can create something for this).