In the Are You Equipped? section at the beginning of the chapter, a study was described looking at the relationship between birth weight and adolescent depression.In this study, what variable is being treated as the independent variable?
A)birth weight
B)adolescent depression
C)the weight of mother
D)mother depression

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The independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated or changed in order to see its effect on the dependent variable. In this case, birth weight is being studied to see its effect on adolescent depression, so birth weight is the independent variable in this study.

In the Are You Equipped? Section at the Beginning of the Chapter