A researcher is investigating the effect of warm room temperature on aggressive behavior in preschoolers. Half of the children are in a classroom where the temperature is a warm 88 degrees and half are in a classroom where the temperature is a normal 77 degrees. The researcher measures the number of hitting incidents that occur in each classroom. In this study the number of hitting incidents is the

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The number of hitting incidents is the variable being measured and is therefore the dependent variable. The temperature levels are being manipulated and are therefore the independent variable. The experimental and control groups are not relevant to the measurement of hitting incidents.

A Researcher Is Investigating the Effect of Warm Room Temperature