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 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 is the outcome that the researcher is interested in measuring or observing to see how it is influenced by other variables. In this study, Dr. Franz is investigating how self-esteem (the child's level of self-esteem after the quiz is returned) is affected by feedback from teachers, making it the dependent variable.

DrFranz Sets Up an Experimental Study to Investigate How Self-Esteem