Persons with schizophrenia are randomly assigned to either an attention-training group or a social skills training group.Equal numbers of males and females were in each training group.Scores on a measure of thought disorder,a prominent symptom in schizophrenia,were examined after the end of the training sessions.__________ is/are the independent variable(s)and __________ is/are the dependent variable(s).
A)Schizophrenia; the thought disorder scores
B)The thought disorder scores; the treatment group.
C)The treatment group; the thought disorder scores
D)The gender of the participants; the treatment group

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The independent variable is the treatment group (attention-training or social skills training) and the dependent variable is the thought disorder scores. The gender of the participants is not being manipulated and therefore would not be the independent variable. The thought disorder scores are not the independent variable because they are being measured, not manipulated.

Persons with Schizophrenia Are Randomly Assigned to Either an Attention-Training