A Researcher Ed an Experiment to Study the Causes of Aggression

question 170

Multiple Choice

A researcher ed an experiment to study the causes of aggression in children. Half the children ate a sugared cereal; the remaining half ate cornflakes. The researcher then recorded the number of aggressive acts displayed by the children in a one-hour play period after breakfast. In this experiment:

• A) sugared cereal is the dependent variable and cornflakes is the independent variable.
• B) breakfast is the independent variable, and the group of children is the dependent variable.
• C) the type of cereal is the dependent variable, and the number of aggressive responses is the independent variable.
• D) the type of cereal is the independent variable, and the number of aggressive responses is the dependent variable.

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