Berkowitz and Le Page (1967) Purposely Angered the Participants

question 131

Multiple Choice

Berkowitz and Le Page (1967) purposely angered the participants.Then they were left in a room with either a gun lying around or a badminton racket.Later, the participants were given the chance to administer electric shocks (not really) to a fellow college student.What was the independent variable of this research?

• A) degree of shocks given to the student
• B) participants' level of testosterone
• C) getting insulted by a confederate
• D) type of object in the room

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