In the Featured Study by Dutton & Aron, the Authors

question 78

Multiple Choice

In the Featured Study by Dutton & Aron, the authors hypothesized that an attractive female (who was a research confederate) would be perceived as more attractive by males on "fear-arousing" bridge, than by males on a "control" bridge. Further, if a man crossed the "fear-arousing" bridge prior to meeting a female, he would be more likely to phone her later. In this study, what is the dependent variable?

• A)whether a male subject crossed a bridge, or not
• B)the baseline attractiveness of the female confederate
• C)the 'fear-arousing' bridge
• D)whether the male subjects phoned the female confederate

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