Dr. Franz sets up an experimental study to investigate how self-esteem is affected by feedback from teachers. During the study, teachers of Grade 3 administer a short quiz where each child earns the same score (5 out of a possible 10 points). All of the children are then given feedback. Half the children are told that this is a very good score whereas the rest are told that it is an average score.
-In this study,what is the dependent variable?

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The dependent variable in this experiment is the child's level of self-esteem after the quiz is returned, as this is what is being measured and affected by the independent variable (type of feedback). The other variables mentioned are either controlled or irrelevant to the experiment.

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