In One Study Described in Your Text (Moreland & Beach

question 41

Multiple Choice

In one study described in your text (Moreland & Beach, 1992) , a female confederate attended a lecture class 0, 5, 10, or 15 times during a semester. Later, students indicated whether they recognized the confederate and how much they liked her. In this experiment, the number of times the confederate attended the class is the _________ variable.

• A)independent
• B)dependent
• C)outcome
• D)mediating

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