Scott was doing a study on anxiety. Members of one group were asked to estimate how many years each had to live. Members of the other group were asked to estimate how many months until their next vacation. Scott then gave each of his participants a test that measured anxiety and scored them. The score on this test is an example of a(n):

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The score on the anxiety test is an example of a dependent variable because it is the outcome that Scott is measuring to see if it changes based on the different conditions (estimating years to live vs. estimating months until vacation) set for the two groups.

Scott Was Doing a Study on Anxiety