In One Study Described in the Text, Barrett and Bliss-Moreau

question 75

Multiple Choice

In one study described in the text, Barrett and Bliss-Moreau (2009) showed participants male and female faces expressing emotions such as anger or happiness. On a given trial, each face was paired either with a label giving a situational cause for the emotion or with no label. Whether a label accompanied the picture is a(n) _____ variable in this study.

• A)control
• B)dependent
• C)experimental
• D)independent

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