A recent study of college women hypothesized that "females with higher levels of depressive symptoms will be more likely to engage in casual sex than females with fewer symptoms" (Grello et al, 2006). In this study, the dependent variable is best described as ______.
A) females
B) level of depressive symptoms
C) likeliness of engaging in casual sex
D) fewer symptoms

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The dependent variable in this study is the likelihood of engaging in casual sex, as this is what is being predicted by the levels of depressive symptoms.

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