A recent study found that the more impulsive a person is, the more likely he or she will prefer to drink sweet white wines rather than dry white wines (Saliba, Wragg, & Richardson, 2009). In this study, the dependent variable is best described as ______.
A) type of wine preferred
B) level of impulsivity
C) wine drinkers
D) white wine

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The dependent variable in this study is the type of wine preferred, as it is the variable that is being measured and affected by the level of impulsivity. The level of impulsivity is the independent variable. Wine drinkers and white wine are not variables being manipulated or measured in this study, and therefore, they are not the dependent variables.

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