A researcher conducts a study in which participants are asked to administer electric shocks to a participant in what they believe to be a memory experiment, but which in fact is a study of obedience.In a number of different conditions the proximity of the researcher to the participant is varied to see if this has an impact on participants' willingness to administer shocks of different intensity.Which of the following statements is true.
A)This study has no independent variable and no dependent variable.
B)In this study memory is the independent variable, shock intensity is the dependent variable.
C)In this study proximity is the independent variable, shock intensity is the dependent variable.
D)In this study proximity is the independent variable, memory is the dependent variable.
E)In this study proximity is the dependent variable, memory is the independent variable.

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The independent variable in this study is the proximity of the researcher to the participant, as this is being varied by the researcher. The dependent variable is the intensity of shocks administered by the participant, which is a result of the independent variable. Memory is not being manipulated or measured in this study, so it cannot be the independent variable or dependent variable.

A Researcher Conducts a Study in Which Participants Are Asked