In an Experiment, Two Groups of College Students Were Shown

question 32

Multiple Choice

In an experiment, two groups of college students were shown the same pictures of 25 women from a different campus. However, for one group, the photos were altered to make the faces in the photographs appear more symmetrical. Participates rated the attractiveness of the women on a one-to-ten scale with ten being very attractive and one be very unattractive. In this experiment, what was the independent variable?

• A) whether or not the photographs where symmetrical
• B) the one to ten attractiveness rating scales
• C) the sex of the person in the pictures
• D) whether or not the subjects were college students