Suppose You Constructed an Experiment to Better Understand the Effect

question 8

Multiple Choice

Suppose you constructed an experiment to better understand the effect of the content of a speech on how persuaded people were by it. In this experiment, the independent variable would be:

• A) the content of the speech
• B) how persuaded the subjects were
• C) the characteristics of the subject
• D) how the speech was delivered

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