A Researcher Is Comparing the Optimism Scores of People Who

question 58

Multiple Choice

A researcher is comparing the optimism scores of people who are religious with people who are not religious. In this study, whether or not a person is religious is the _____ variable and level of optimism is the _____ variable.

• A) independent; dependent
• B) dependent; quasi-independent
• C) quasi-independent; dependent
• D) quasi-dependent; dependent

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Definitions:

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