In an Experimental Study of the Extent to Which Sexual

question 231

Multiple Choice

In an experimental study of the extent to which sexual arousal is stimulated by laughter,sexual arousal would be the

• A) control condition.
• B) experimental condition.
• C) independent variable.
• D) dependent variable.

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