Boyatzis and his colleagues (1995)showed elementary school children an episode of a violent children's television program.The viewing of this material resulted in an increase in the children's aggressive behaviour.The aggressive behaviour represents the

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured, which in this case is the increase in aggressive behavior of the children after viewing the violent television program. The independent variable would be the variable that is being manipulated, which is not specified in this scenario. Control variables are variables that are kept constant to prevent them from affecting the dependent variable. Confounding variables are variables that could potentially have an effect on the dependent variable but are not being studied or controlled for in the experiment.

Boyatzis and His Colleagues (1995)showed Elementary School Children an Episode