Salem is studying aggression and television viewing in children.One group of children watches aggressive cartoons,and the other group watches non-aggressive cartoons.The children then go to a playroom to play with a variety of toys as Salem counts the number of aggressive acts.In this example the dependent variable is:

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The dependent variable is the variable being measured or assessed in the study, which in this case is the number of aggressive acts observed in the playroom. The independent variable is the variable being manipulated, which is the type of cartoons being watched (aggressive vs. non-aggressive). Therefore, the correct answer is A, the number of aggressive acts.

Salem Is Studying Aggression and Television Viewing in Children