Juanita conducted a study to determine the effects of pornography on men. Half of her male participants watched violent pornography for an hour per day over a two-week period, and the other half watched nonviolent pornography for the same amount of time. She measured their attitudes toward rape on three separate occasions: before the study, after one week, and after two weeks. The independent-groups IV is _________ and the correlated groups IV is ___________.
A) time attitudes were measured; type of pornography
B) type of pornography; time attitudes were measured
C) rape attitudes; type of pornography
D) type of pornography; rape attitudes

Question

Juanita conducted a study to determine the effects of pornography on men. Half of her male participants watched violent pornography for an hour per day over a two-week period, and the other half watched nonviolent pornography for the same amount of time. She measured their attitudes toward rape on three separate occasions: before the study, after one week, and after two weeks. The independent-groups IV is _________ and the correlated groups IV is ___________.
A) time attitudes were measured; type of pornography
B) type of pornography; time attitudes were measured
C) rape attitudes; type of pornography
D) type of pornography; rape attitudes

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The independent-groups IV is the type of pornography (violent vs. nonviolent), and the correlated groups IV is the time attitudes were measured (before the study, after one week, and after two weeks).

Juanita Conducted a Study to Determine the Effects of Pornography