In one study described in the text,Lisa Barrett and Eliza Bliss-Moreau (2009)showed participants male and female faces that expressed emotions such as anger or happiness.On a given trial,each face was paired either with a label giving a situational cause for the emotion or with no label.Whether a label accompanied the picture is a(n)_____ variable in this study.

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The presence or absence of a label giving a situational cause for the emotion is the independent variable in this study, as it is being manipulated by the researchers to see its effect on participants' perception and interpretation of the facial expressions.

In One Study Described in the Text,Lisa Barrett and Eliza