A researcher shows one group of children a video of adults demonstrating helping behavior and another group episodes of a wildlife program. The children are then observed playing and the number of helping behaviors are recorded. In this experiment, what is the independent variable?

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The independent variable is the factor that is manipulated by the researcher to examine its impact on the dependent variable. In this experiment, the type of video seen (helping behavior vs. wildlife program) is manipulated to observe its effect on the degree of helpfulness demonstrated by the children, making it the independent variable.

A Researcher Shows One Group of Children a Video of Adults