A Researcher Interested in Understanding the Relationship Between Panic Attacks

question 48

Multiple Choice

A researcher interested in understanding the relationship between panic attacks and alcohol abuse might choose to study the effects of anxiety induction in the lab on how much alcohol research participants choose to drink.Which statement would be most accurate, given this information?

• A)The amount of alcohol participants choose to drink is the independent variable.
• B)The level of anxiety induced is the dependent variable.
• C)The amount of alcohol participants choose to drink is the dependent variable.
• D)The number of panic attacks is the independent variable.

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