A Psychologist Was Interested in the Effect of Hunger on Psychological

question 12

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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