I'm a Psychology major, Biology minor lol
For a better understanding;
Independent variables are also known as controlled variables or manipulated variables.
Independent variables are those whose values are controlled or selected by the person experimenting to determine its relationship to an observed phenomenon.
* Independent variables answer the question "What do I change?".
* Dependent variables answer the question "What do I observe?".
* Controlled variables answer the question "What do I keep the same?".
I'm a weird-o I know but I thought it was an original name for him :)