Suppose That You Conducted an Experiment to Test the Effects

question 136

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you conducted an experiment to test the effects of violence in TV shows on the aggressiveness in children. The dependent variable in this study would be ____.

• A) how violent the TV shows were
• B) how many hours of violent shows the children needed to watch before they became violent
• C) how violent the parents of the children were
• D) how aggressive the children were

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