In an experiment,researchers exposed half the children to 2 hours of violence on television every day for a month and made sure the other half saw no violence on television at all.At the end of the month,they measured the aggressiveness in the children.The fact that the researchers arranged for some children to watch violence on television and for others to not do so is an example of:

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The fact that the researchers intentionally exposed some children to violence on television and made sure others did not see any violence is an example of manipulation. The researchers manipulated the independent variable (exposure to violence on television) and measured the effect on the dependent variable (aggressiveness in the children). This is a common practice in experimental research.

In an Experiment,researchers Exposed Half the Children to 2 Hours