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pragya sharda

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A researcher shows a violent film to one group of participants and a nonviolent film to another before giving both groups a test measuring aggressiveness. Which statement is true about this experiment?
 
  a.  The participants who are shown the violent film are the control group.
  b. The type of film shown is the independent variable.
  c. The nonviolent film is likely to produce a placebo effect.
  d. The violent film is a confounding variable.

Question 2

Malcolm administers a survey of people's attitudes about the relationship between exercise and stress level. What is the independent variable?
 
  a. exercise level
  b. stress level
  c. survey
  d. Malcolm himself



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AmberC1996

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d




pragya sharda

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


rachel

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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