Scenario 2
A researcher was interested in the effects of mood on aggression.She decided to see how receiving an insult or a compliment affects aggression,and she measured aggression by having participants administer small shocks to another participant.The researcher found that participants in the insult condition were more aggressive than those in the compliment condition.
-Refer to Scenario 2.In this research,what is the operationalized dependent variable?

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The operationalized dependent variable is the administering of small shocks, as this is the specific, measurable action used by the researcher to quantify the level of aggression in participants.

Scenario 2 a Researcher Was Interested in the Effects of Mood on Mood