Your text reports research (Bodenhausen, 1990) in which morning people and evening people judged the guilt of students accused of misbehavior in hypothetical scenarios. Participants provided guilt ratings either in the morning or in the evening. Which alternative correctly names and identifies variables in this study
A)independent variable: guilt ratings; dependent variable: morning or evening session
B)predictor variable: morning or evening session; outcome variable: guilt ratings
C)independent variable: morning or evening session; dependent variable: guilt ratings
D)independent variable: morning or evening participant; dependent variable: morning or evening session

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The independent variable is the condition manipulated by the researcher, which is the morning or evening session in this study. The dependent variable is the outcome being measured, which is the guilt ratings given by participants.

Your Text Reports Research (Bodenhausen, 1990) in Which Morning People