Dr. Franklin shows male and female participants sexually explicit video clips and finds that the male participants report greater arousal than do their female counterparts. However, that all the clips were selected by Dr. Franklin's male research assistant casts doubt on the study's __________. In a follow-up study, a male assistant selects half the clips, and a female selects the remainder. The gender of the individual selecting the clip is a(n) __________ variable in this study.

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The fact that all the clips were selected by a male research assistant calls into question the validity of the study, as it may not accurately reflect the experiences of women. The selection of the clips by gender in the follow-up study makes gender an independent variable, as it is being manipulated.

Dr Franklin Shows Male and Female Participants Sexually Explicit Video