In a Study of Aggression, Dr

question 370

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

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