A Researcher Tells His Group of Experimental Subjects That They

question 105

Multiple Choice

A researcher tells his group of experimental subjects that they are going to receive "painful" electrical shocks as part of the experiment.He tells a second group that they will receive "mild" electric shocks.He asks participants in both groups whether they prefer to wait alone or with others while he sets up the machinery that will deliver the shocks.In this experiment,which of the following is the dependent variable?

• A)The use of the term "painful"
• B)The use of the term "mild"
• C)The participants' choice to wait alone or with others
• D)The machinery that delivers the shocks to the participants

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