A researcher wants to assess the effects of varying amounts of alcohol on ratings of perception of friendliness.Three groups of people are given either one,two,or three beers to drink.Three more groups of people are given either one,two,or three non-alcoholic beers to drink.Then,all participants are shown a series of pictures of people's faces and are asked to rank the perceived friendliness of each face on a scale from 1 to 10.Each face was presented for 5 seconds.In this experiment,the dependent variable is:

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The dependent variable in this experiment is the rating of perceived friendliness, as it is what is being measured and compared across the different groups given different amounts of alcohol. The number of groups, the alcohol content of the beer, and the duration of time to look at each face are all independent variables that are being manipulated in the experiment.

A Researcher Wants to Assess the Effects of Varying Amounts