In a Study of Aggression, Dr

question 109

Multiple Choice

In a study of aggression, Dr. Berkowitz had participants watch either violent or non-violent media after they had been frustrated by a colleague. They were then able to deliver electric shocks to the colleague as feedback for mistakes made on a memory test.
Berkowitz recorded the intensity of shocks delivered. Results indicated that more intense shocks were given when participants watched the violent media. In this study, the shocks delivered are

• A) a measurement error
• B) the confounding variable
• C) an interaction effect
• D) the independent variable
• E) the operational definition of aggression

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