In one study described in your text (Moreland & Beach, 1992), a female confederate attended a lecture class 0, 5, 10, or 15 times during a semester. Later, students indicated whether they recognized the confederate and how much they liked her. In this experiment, the number of times the confederate attended the class is the _________ variable.

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The number of times the confederate attended the class is the independent variable because it is the variable that is manipulated by the researchers to observe its effect on the dependent variable (how much the students liked her).

In One Study Described in Your Text (Moreland & Beach