A researcher has a hypothesis that hostility toward women is created by viewing pornography. If the researcher does an experiment to test this, what would be the independent variable?
A) scores on a "hostility toward women" scale
B) being placed in a control group
C) the viewing of pornography
D) the sex of the subjects

Question

A researcher has a hypothesis that hostility toward women is created by viewing pornography. If the researcher does an experiment to test this, what would be the independent variable?
A) scores on a "hostility toward women" scale
B) being placed in a control group
C) the viewing of pornography
D) the sex of the subjects

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The independent variable is the one that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on another variable. In this case, the viewing of pornography is manipulated to see its effect on hostility toward women, making it the independent variable.

A Researcher Has a Hypothesis That Hostility Toward Women Is