A Psychologist Was Interested in the Effect of Hunger on Psychological

question 82

Multiple Choice

A psychologist was interested in the effect of hunger on psychological disturbances.The psychologist deprived half of a group of healthy volunteers of food for one day and fed the other half normally.The next day,all participants took the MMPI-2.What was the independent variable?

• A) the level of food deprivation
• B) the MMPI-2
• C) the results on the MMPI-2
• D) the length of time the psychologist controlled food intake

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