Juan is interested in his peers' responses in reaction to spiders. He designs an experimental paradigm where he has fake spiders and real spiders and then monitors his peers' fear responses. Based on Juan's design which variable is the dependent variable (DV)?

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The dependent variable (DV) is the outcome that the researcher is interested in measuring or observing. In Juan's experiment, the DV is the fear responses of his peers to the spiders, as this is what he is monitoring and measuring in reaction to the different types of spiders (fake or real).

Juan Is Interested in His Peers' Responses in Reaction to Spiders