Berkowitz and Le Page (1967) purposely angered the participants. Then the participants were left in a room with either a gun lying around or a badminton racket. Later, the participants were given the chance to administer electric shocks (not really) to a fellow college student. What was the independent variable of this research?

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The independent variable of this research is the type of object in the room, which is either a gun or a badminton racket.

Berkowitz and Le Page (1967) Purposely Angered the Participants