In a study of frustration and aggression, some participants were exposed to an accomplice who insulted them, and others were exposed to no such insult. Participants were then allowed to recommend whether the accomplice should be fired. Those who were insulted were more likely to retaliate by recommending that the accomplice lose his job. In this experiment, the __________ was the dependent variable.

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The dependent variable is the variable that is being measured in an experiment. In this case, the researchers were interested in measuring the participants' recommendations regarding the firing of the accomplice. Therefore, the dependent variable in this experiment is the participants' recommendations. The presence or absence of an insult and the accomplice are independent variables, and the difference between the groups is not a variable at all.

In a Study of Frustration and Aggression, Some Participants Were