Dr. Trawma wants to study whether cognitive-behavioural therapy or systematic desensitization is better at reducing his patients' anxiety. The dependent variable in this study is

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The dependent variable in the study is the variable that is being measured to see if it changes based on the type of therapy (independent variable). In this case, the dependent variable is the patients' levels of anxiety, as this is what the researcher is interested in reducing. The independent variables are cognitive-behavioural therapy and systematic desensitization.

Dr Trawma Wants to Study Whether Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy or Systematic