In a classic experiment, researchers (Aronson & Mettee, 1968) gave positive false feedback to some students, negative false feedback to some students, and no feedback to others.They were interested in seeing whether a boost to self-esteem would affect the likelihood of cheating.In this experiment, what is the independent variable?

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The independent variable in this experiment is the type of feedback given (positive false feedback, negative false feedback or no feedback). This is the variable that is being manipulated by the researchers in order to see how it affects the students' behavior (likelihood of cheating). The dependent variable is the likelihood of cheating, which is being measured in response to the different types of feedback given. Self-esteem is not the independent or dependent variable in this experiment, but rather a potential mediating variable that may be affected by the feedback and influence the likelihood of cheating. The students themselves are not the independent variable, but rather the subjects of the experiment.

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