In an Experiment, a Researcher Gives Some Patients Psychotherapy, Gives

question 73

Multiple Choice

In an experiment, a researcher gives some patients psychotherapy, gives others medication, and puts others on a waiting list. The researcher then measures how depressed the patients are feeling after six months. What is the independent variable in this experiment?

• A) number of patients
• B) time span of six months
• C) improvement in depression
• D) kind of treatment received

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Definitions:

Quantitative Data

Numerically based information used to measure, evaluate, or analyze variables or outcomes in various studies or reports.

Informed Consent

An ethical requirement whereby participants are fully informed about the procedures and risks involved before participating.

Relative Importance

The significance or weight assigned to certain factors or elements in comparison to others within a specific context or analysis.

Subjective Satisfaction

A personal perception or feeling of contentment and fulfillment that varies from individual to individual.